🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

짜증나게 하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jjajeungnage hada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Exasperate/ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"지속적인 지연이 승객들을 짜증나게 하기 시작했다."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To irritate intensely; infuriate.

    "The constant delays began to exasperate the passengers waiting at the airport."
  2. 2

    To make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

    "His rude comments only served to exasperate the already tense situation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'exasperate' originates from the Latin 'exasperare', meaning 'to make rough or harsh', which evolved in Middle English to describe the act of irritating or provoking someone to a state of annoyance.

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