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.
