That seems to be the opposite of how I am used to using those words. The phrase 'America was already facing deep divides, and the supreme courts actions only ex

That seems to be the opposite of how I am used to using those words. The phrase 'America was already facing deep divides, and the supreme courts actions only exacerbates the problem' I would take to mean a permanent escalation. But 'I get so aggravated when I get people throw rubbish by my house' I would take to mean a temporary thing.