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Appalling vs Cataclysmic - What's the difference?

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Appalling is a related term of cataclysmic.


As adjectives the difference between appalling and cataclysmic

is that appalling is horrifying and astonishing while cataclysmic is of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic.

As a verb appalling

is .

appalling

English

Verb

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    • 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

    cataclysmic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic.
    • It is believed that a cataclysmic impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
  • * 2005 , , My Women
    • That’s why to be rejected in love was so cataclysmic : one had been judged and found wanting.

    Related terms

    * cataclysm * cataclysmic variable star