Aggravate vs. Exacerbate — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Aggravate and Exacerbate
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Aggravate
To make worse or more troublesome
Aggravate political tensions.
Aggravate a medical condition.
Exacerbate
Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse
the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem
The strong pound has exacerbated the situation by making it much harder for UK companies to compete on price
Aggravate
To annoy or exasperate
The child's whining aggravated me.
Exacerbate
To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
A speech that exacerbated racial tensions.
A heavy rainfall that exacerbated the flood problems.
Aggravate
To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness.
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Exacerbate
(transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.); aggravate.
The proposed shutdown would exacerbate unemployment problems.
Aggravate
(by extension) To make worse; to exacerbate.
Exacerbate
To render more violent or bitter; to irritate; to exasperate; to imbitter, as passions or disease.
Aggravate
To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify.
He aggravated the story.
Exacerbate
Make worse;
This drug aggravates the pain
Aggravate
(obsolete) To pile or heap (something heavy or onerous) on or upon someone.
Exacerbate
Exasperate or irritate
Aggravate
To exasperate; to provoke or irritate.
Aggravate
To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase.
Aggravate
To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify.
To aggravate the horrors of the scene.
The defense made by the prisoner's counsel did rather aggravate than extenuate his crime.
Aggravate
To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances.
Aggravate
To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate.
If both were to aggravate her parents, as my brother and sister do mine.
Aggravate
Make worse;
This drug aggravates the pain
Aggravate
Exasperate or irritate
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