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Exasperated vs Disappointed - What's the difference?

exasperated | disappointed |

As verbs the difference between exasperated and disappointed

is that exasperated is past tense of exasperate while disappointed is past tense of disappoint.

As adjectives the difference between exasperated and disappointed

is that exasperated is greatly annoyed; made furious while disappointed is defeated of expectation or hope; let down.

exasperated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (exasperate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • greatly annoyed; made furious
  • made worse or more intense

    • disappointed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Defeated of expectation or hope; let down.
  • * , chapter=3
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=My hopes wa'n't disappointed . I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price.}}

    Synonyms

    * discomfited * foiled * frustrated * thwarted

    Verb

    (head)
  • (disappoint)