Difference between Aggravate and Exasperate

What is the difference between Aggravate and Exasperate?

Aggravate as a verb is to make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify. while Exasperate as a verb is to frustrate, vex or annoy; to make angry.

Aggravate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify. To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances. — William Paley. To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate.

Exasperate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To frustrate, vex or annoy; to make angry.

We hope you now know whether to use Aggravate or Exasperate in your sentence.

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