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Distressing vs Forbidding - What's the difference?

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Distressing is a related term of forbidding.


As adjectives the difference between distressing and forbidding

is that distressing is causing distress; upsetting while forbidding is highly unpleasant or disagreeable.

As verbs the difference between distressing and forbidding

is that distressing is while forbidding is .

As a noun forbidding is

the act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition.

distressing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing distress; upsetting

    • Verb

    (head)

    • forbidding

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • highly unpleasant or disagreeable
  • threatening or menacing

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition.
  • * William Shakespeare
    • But all these poor forbiddings could not stay him.