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-ED /-ING Adjectives

There is a number of adjectives in English that can have both -ED and -ING endings (depressed — depressing, terrified — terrifying etc).
When we use an adjective ending with -ED we describe a feeling or an emotion a person has; an -ING adjective describes a situation, thing or a characteristic of a person that causes the emotion.

The story was absolutely astonishing. - I felt absolutely astonished after I heard the story!
This kind of people's behavior is so annoying. — I was so annoyed by his behavior.