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Exacerbate vs Comedogen - What's the difference?

exacerbate | comedogen |

As a verb exacerbate

is to make worse (pain, anger, etc.); aggravate.

As a noun comedogen is

a substance that exacerbates or induces acne.

exacerbate

English

Verb

(exacerbat)
  • To make worse (pain, anger, etc.); aggravate.
    • The proposed shutdown would exacerbate unemployment problems.
  • * 2013 , Louise Taylor, English talent gets left behind as Premier League keeps importing'' (in ''The Guardian , 20 August 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/aug/19/english-talent-premier-league-importing]
    • The reasons for this growing disconnect are myriad and complex but the situation is exacerbated by the reality that those English players who do smash through our game's "glass ceiling" command radically inflated transfer fees.

    Derived terms

    * exacerbatingly * exacerbation

    See also

    * exasperate ----

    comedogen

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dermatology) A substance that exacerbates or induces acne

    • Derived terms

    * comedogenic