esasperare
to exasperate
verb eh-zah-speh-RAH-reh Rare
Origin: From Latin exasperare, 'to roughen', from asper, 'rough'.
Also means
to aggravate
Usage Note
Esasperare means to push someone to the limit of patience. The reflexive esasperarsi means to become exasperated: mi sono esasperato (I got exasperated). It takes avere as the auxiliary in compound tenses.
Examples
"Quel rumore mi esaspera ogni giorno."
Natural Translation
That noise exasperates me every day.
Literal Translation
That noise to-me exasperates every day.
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