Ann: Activity Update, page-6

exasperate is probably the word I'm really thinking of ....

past tense: exasperated; past participle: exasperated

1. irritate intensely; infuriate.
   "this futile process exasperates prison officers"
   

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   0	synonyms:	infuriate, incense, anger, annoy, irritate, madden, enrage, send into a rage, inflame, antagonize, provoke, irk, vex, gall, pique, try someone's patience, get on someone's nerves, make someone's blood boil, make someone's hackles rise, make someone see red, get someone's back up, rub up the wrong way, ruffle someone's feathers, drive to distractio