different between appalling vs catastrophic

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p??l??/
• Rhymes: -??l??
• Hyphenation: ap?pall?ing

Verb

appalling

1. present participle of appall

Adjective

appalling (comparative more appalling, superlative most appalling)

1. Horrifying and astonishing.

   That was an appalling waste of money.

2. Extremely bad; terrible

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with appealing.

Synonyms

• awful, grotesque, horrid, hideous, terrible

Derived terms

• appallingly

Translations

English

Etymology

From catastrophe +? -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kæt??st??f?k/
• Rhymes: -?f?k

Adjective

catastrophic (comparative more catastrophic, superlative most catastrophic)

1. Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
2. Disastrous; ruinous.
   • 2009: Stuart Heritage, Hecklerspray, Friday the 22^nd of May in 2009 at 1 o’clock p.m., “Jon & Kate Latest: People You Don’t Know Do Crap You Don’t Care About”

     The reason why Jon & Kate Plus 8 is such a hot topic is because it might all be a sham. It’s been claimed that Jon has a string of mistresses, that Kate had an affair with her bodyguard and that Baby Number Six is actually a shaved Ewok with a catastrophic heroin addiction. Or something.

Synonyms

• catastrophal

Antonyms

• anastrophic

Derived terms

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