Meaning
to exasperate
- to irritate or frustrate intensely
- to aggravate or worsen (a situation or conflict)
In a sentence
I continui ritardi del treno hanno finito per esasperare i pendolari.
The continuous train delays ended up exasperating the commuters.
Questa discussione inutile serve solo a esasperare gli animi.
This useless argument only serves to inflame tempers.
Perché continui a fare commenti che esasperano la situazione?
Why do you keep making comments that aggravate the situation?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| esasperare | infinitive |
| esaspero | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| esasperi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| esaspera | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| esasperiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| esasperate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| esasperano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| esasperavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| esasperavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| esasperava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| esasperavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| esasperavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| esasperavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| esasperai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| esasperasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| esasperò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| esasperammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| esasperaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| esasperarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| esaspererò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| esaspererai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| esaspererà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| esaspereremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| esaspererete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| esaspereranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| esasperi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| esasperi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| esasperi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| esasperiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| esasperiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| esasperino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| esasperassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| esasperassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| esasperasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| esasperassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| esasperaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| esasperassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| esaspererei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| esaspereresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| esaspererebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| esaspereremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| esasperereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| esaspererebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| esaspera | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| esasperiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| esasperate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| esasperando | gerund |
| esasperato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Often used in the reflexive 'esasperarsi' meaning 'to become exasperated'.