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Distressing vs Appalling - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between distressing and appalling

is that distressing is causing distress; upsetting while appalling is horrifying and astonishing.

As verbs the difference between distressing and appalling

is that distressing is present participle of lang=en while appalling is present participle of lang=en.

distressing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing distress; upsetting

    • Verb

    (head)

    • 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