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Nauseating vs Appalling - What's the difference?

nauseating | appalling | Related terms |

Nauseating is a related term of appalling.


As adjectives the difference between nauseating and appalling

is that nauseating is causing disgust, revulsion or loathing while appalling is horrifying and astonishing.

As a verb appalling is

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nauseating

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • causing disgust, revulsion or loathing
  • causing nausea

    • Synonyms

    * nauseous

    See also

    * nauseated

    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