Difference between Aggravation and Exacerbation

What is the difference between Aggravation and Exacerbation?

Aggravation as a noun is the act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences. while Exacerbation as a noun is an increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)

Aggravation

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences. Exaggerated representation. An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.

Exacerbation

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)

We hope you now know whether to use Aggravation or Exacerbation in your sentence.

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