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Alarming vs Distressed - What's the difference?

alarming | distressed |

As verbs the difference between alarming and distressed

is that alarming is present participle of lang=en while distressed is past tense of distress.

As adjectives the difference between alarming and distressed

is that alarming is causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening while distressed is anxious or uneasy.

alarming

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening

    • Anagrams

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    distressed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • anxious or uneasy
    • I'm distressed that John hasn't answered my calls. I hope nothing bad happened to him on the way here.
  • (of merchandise etc) damaged
  • (of a property) offered for sale after foreclosure
  • (of furniture etc) faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (distress)