Dreadful vs Disturbing - What's the difference?
dreadful | disturbing |
Causing dread; very bad.
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, title= Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
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As adjectives the difference between dreadful and disturbing
is that dreadful is causing dread; very bad while disturbing is causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.As a noun dreadful
is a shocking or sensational crime.As a verb disturbing is
.dreadful
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Alternative forms
* (l) (archaic) * (l) (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- "My greatest wish now," she added, "is to get back to Kansas, for Aunt Em will surely think something dreadful has happened to me, and that will make her put on mourning; and unless the crops are better this year than they were last, I am sure Uncle Henry cannot afford it."
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=This time was most dreadful for Lilian. Thrown on her own resources and almost penniless, she maintained herself and paid the rent of a wretched room near the hospital by working as a charwoman, sempstress, anything. In a moment she had dropped to the level of a casual labourer.}}
Bolton 1-2 Aston Villa, passage=After a dreadful performance in the opening 45 minutes, they upped their game after the break and might have taken at least a point from the match.}}