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Distressing vs Reprehensible - What's the difference?

distressing | reprehensible | Related terms |

Distressing is a related term of reprehensible.


As adjectives the difference between distressing and reprehensible

is that distressing is causing distress; upsetting while reprehensible is reprehensible.

As a verb distressing

is .

distressing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing distress; upsetting

    • Verb

    (head)

    • reprehensible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Blameworthy, censurable, guilty.
  • Deserving of reprehension.
  • * 1998 , Greg Morrow and Dylan Verheul, '' The Sandman Annotations, Sandman 14
    • Scarlett O’Hara was the heroine of the novel/movie Gone with the Wind'' and the reprehensible sequel ''Scarlett .

    Related terms

    * reprehensibility * reprehend * irreprehensible * reprehension

    Synonyms

    * at fault, deplorable, remiss

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A reprehensible person; a villain.
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