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Terrifying vs Overpowering - What's the difference?

terrifying | overpowering | Related terms |

Terrifying is a related term of overpowering.


As adjectives the difference between terrifying and overpowering

is that terrifying is frightening or intimidating while overpowering is that overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.

As verbs the difference between terrifying and overpowering

is that terrifying is while overpowering is .

terrifying

English

Adjective

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

    • Derived terms

    * terrifyingly

    Related terms

    * terrify * terror

    Verb

    (head)

    • 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.}}