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Disturbing vs Terrifying - What's the difference?

disturbing | terrifying |

As adjectives the difference between disturbing and terrifying

is that disturbing is causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling while terrifying is frightening or intimidating.

As verbs the difference between disturbing and terrifying

is that disturbing is while terrifying is .

disturbing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
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    • , 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)

    • terrifying

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Frightening or intimidating.
  • Of a formidable nature; terrific

    • Derived terms

    * terrifyingly

    Related terms

    * terrify * terror

    Verb

    (head)