Difference between Exacerbate and Exasperate

What is the difference between Exacerbate and Exasperate?

Exacerbate as a verb is to irritate. while Exasperate as a verb is to frustrate, vex or annoy; to make angry.

Exacerbate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To irritate. To make (pain, anger, etc.) worse; aggravate.

Exasperate

Part of speech: verb

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

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

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