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Exasperated vs Incensed - What's the difference?

exasperated | incensed |

As verbs the difference between exasperated and incensed

is that exasperated is (exasperate) while incensed is (incense).

As adjectives the difference between exasperated and incensed

is that exasperated is greatly annoyed; made furious while incensed is enraged]]; [[infuriate|infuriated; spitefully or furiously angry.

exasperated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (exasperate)

    • Adjective

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

    • incensed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Enraged]]; [[infuriate, infuriated; spitefully or furiously angry.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=March 1 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Ferguson was incensed as referee Martin Atkinson pointed to the spot - and United's sense of injustice deepened when Nemanja Vidic was sent off in stoppage time after receiving a second yellow card for a foul on Ramires, ruling the centre-back out of the visit to Liverpool on Sunday. }}

    Verb

    (head)
  • (incense)