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Alarming vs Terrific - What's the difference?

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Alarming is a related term of terrific.


As adjectives the difference between alarming and terrific

is that alarming is causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening while terrific is (colloquial) frighteningly good.

As a verb alarming

is .

alarming

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

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

    • Anagrams

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    terrific

    English

    Alternative forms

    * terrifick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (colloquial) Frighteningly good.
    • I say! She's a terrific tennis player.
  • (colloquial) Astounding or awesome.
    • The car came round the bend at a terrific speed.
  • Terrifying; causing terror
    • The lightning was followed by a terrific clap of thunder.
  • Frightful or very unpleasant.
    • I've got a terrific hangover this morning.
  • (colloquial) Extraordinarily great or intense.
    • terrific speed

    Synonyms

    * brilliant * horrific

    Related terms

    * terrible * terrify * terrifying * terror * terrorist * terrorize

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    * English terms derived from Latin