Exasperate
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

IRK
Irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"

VEX
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

BUG
A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

TRY
Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

4 letters

TOFF
Informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person

SOUR
Having a sharp biting taste

NARK
A lawman concerned with narcotics violations

RILE
Make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

WEAR
Go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"

TIRE
Hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air"

ROIL
Make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

5 letters

WEARY
Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"

ANNOY
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

PEEVE
An annoyed or irritated mood

UPSET
An improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

6 letters

HARASS
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

EXCITE
Stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

WORSEN
Grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

WORKUP
Develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite"

KINDLE
Catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"

BOTHER
Make confused or perplexed or puzzled

NETTLE
Any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)

BADGER
Sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere

NEEDLE
A slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument

ENRAGE
Put into a rage; make violently angry

7 letters

INFLAME
Cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"

AGITATE
Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

PROVOKE
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

INCENSE
The pleasing scent produced when incense is burned; "incense filled the room"

8 letters

IRRITATE
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

DISTRESS
The seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"

EMBITTER
Cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more"

ALIENATE
Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"

9 letters

MAKEWAVES

DISPLEASE
Give displeasure to

INFURIATE
Make furious

AGGRAVATE
Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

MAKETIRED

10 letters

EXACERBATE
Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

11 letters

MAKEUNHAPPY

GETONESGOAT

12 letters

DRIVEUPAWALL

DRIVETODRINK

13 letters

INCONVENIENCE
A difficulty that causes anxiety

14 letters

RUBTHEWRONGWAY

DRIVEUPTHEWALL

15 letters

GETONONESNERVES

16 letters

GETUNDERONESSKIN