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Overpowering vs Shocking - What's the difference?

overpowering | shocking | Related terms |

Overpowering is a related term of shocking.


As verbs the difference between overpowering and shocking

is that overpowering is while shocking is .

As adjectives the difference between overpowering and shocking

is that overpowering is that overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming while shocking is inspiring shock; startling.

As a noun shocking is

the application of an electric shock.

overpowering

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
    • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=1 citation , passage=The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure which had come down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement.}}

    shocking

    English

    Adjective

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

    • Synonyms

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    Verb

    (head)

    • 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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