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Appalling vs Redoubtable - What's the difference?

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Appalling is a related term of redoubtable.


As adjectives the difference between appalling and redoubtable

is that appalling is horrifying and astonishing while redoubtable is eliciting respect or fear; imposing; awe-inspiring.

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

    redoubtable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Eliciting respect or fear; imposing; awe-inspiring.
    • The redoubtable New York Times has been called the "newspaper of record" of the United States.
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