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Revolting vs Appalling - What's the difference?

revolting | appalling | Related terms |

Revolting is a related term of appalling.


As verbs the difference between revolting and appalling

is that revolting is while appalling is .

As adjectives the difference between revolting and appalling

is that revolting is which revolts or is repelling while appalling is horrifying and astonishing.

As a noun revolting

is the action of the verb to revolt .

revolting

English

Verb

(head)
    • The peasants are revolting !

    Noun

  • The action of the verb to revolt .
  • * 1837 , The American Biblical Repository (volume 9, page 316)
    • Yet revoltings of the soul would attend this violence to nature, this abuse of physical and intellectual energy, while the beauty of social order would be defaced, and the fountains of earth's felicity broken up.

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Which revolts or is repelling.
    • The most revolting smell was coming from the drains.

    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