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Disturbing vs Shocking - What's the difference?

disturbing | shocking |

As adjectives the difference between disturbing and shocking

is that disturbing is causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling while shocking is inspiring shock; startling.

As verbs the difference between disturbing and shocking

is that disturbing is while shocking is .

As a noun shocking is

the application of an electric shock.

disturbing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair, the judge occupied by his own guilty thoughts, and I by others not less disturbing .}}

    Verb

    (head)

    • shocking

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Inspiring shock; startling
  • Unusually obscene or lewd
  • (colloquial) Extremely bad

    • Synonyms

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    Verb

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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The application of an electric shock.
  • * 2005 , Will Tuttle, The World Peace Diet
    • We terrorize millions of vulnerable and defenseless animals daily with painful shockings , beatings, brandings,

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