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Appalling vs Calamitous - What's the difference?

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Appalling is a related term of calamitous.


As adjectives the difference between appalling and calamitous

is that appalling is horrifying and astonishing while calamitous is concerning or involving calamity, disastrous.

As a verb appalling

is .

appalling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Horrifying and astonishing.
    • That was an appalling waste of money.

    Usage notes

    * Not to be confused with appealing.

    Synonyms

    * awful, grotesque, horrid, hideous, terrible

    Derived terms

    * appallingly

    calamitous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Concerning or involving calamity, disastrous.
  • :The city was struck by a calamitous cyclone.

    • Synonyms

    * destructive * fatal