The difference between Exacerbate and Exasperate
When used as verbs, exacerbate means to make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.), whereas exasperate means to tax the patience of, irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy.
Exasperate is also adjective with the meaning: exasperated.
check bellow for the other definitions of Exacerbate and Exasperate
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Exacerbate as a verb (transitive):
To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.); aggravate.
Examples:
"The proposed shutdown would exacerbate unemployment problems."
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Exasperate as a verb:
To tax the patience of, irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
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Exasperate as an adjective (obsolete):
exasperated; embittered.