ex ‧ as ‧ pe ‧ rate /ɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪt $ ɪɡˈzæ-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of exasperare , from asper 'rough' ]
to make someone very annoyed by continuing to do something that upsets them:
It exasperates me to hear comments like that.