Exasperate/exacerbate

looksee · 2025-08-28 11:43:34

Exacerbate - to make a problem worse Exasperate - to annoy or irritate. We need to use words with their agreed and understood meaning or we are speaking gibberish to each other.

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Exacerbate - to make a problem worse
Exasperate - to annoy or irritate.
We need to use words with their agreed and understood meaning or we are speaking gibberish to each other.

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#2 28-08-2025 08:08PM

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exactly right but most people don't seem to be able to grasp much simpler words so these clarifications always put me in mind of sisyphus with his big ol' rock.

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#3 08-09-2025 04:37PM

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Scream - a high pitched, often involuntary sound made in panic, extreme excitement, fear or pain.
It does not refer to loud or irritated complaining, angry shouting, or giving out.
Its a perfectly good word with a specific use, when it is the lazy go-to word for any of the second list then it loses all meaning and power.

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