Exasperating

/ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪŋ/ adjective

Making someone very annoyed, frustrated, or angry; extremely irritating.

From Latin 'exasperare,' meaning 'to roughen' or 'to irritate' (literally 'to make rough'). The prefix 'ex-' means 'out' and 'asperare' relates to 'asper' (rough).

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