different between disgusting vs alarming

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /d?s?k?st??/, /d?s???st??/
• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /d?s???st??/
• Hyphenation: dis?gust?ing

Adjective

disgusting (comparative disgustinger or more disgusting, superlative disgustingest or most disgusting)

1. Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.

   Synonyms: distasteful, gro, grody, grotty, repulsive; see also Thesaurus:unpleasant

   • 1975 December 10, P.J. Bednarski, "Tis the season to be risque in TV spots" in The Dayton Journal Herald

     But it is much more sensible and much more fun and much more disgusting to assume that the English Leather woman is really saying "All my men wear English leather or nothing at all.".

Translations

Verb

disgusting

1. present participle of disgust

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?.?l??m.??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?.?l??m.??/

Verb

alarming

1. present participle of alarm

Adjective

alarming (comparative more alarming, superlative most alarming)

1. causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening

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