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shocking

[ shok-ing ]

adjective

  1. causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. very bad:

    shocking manners.



shocking

/ ˈʃɒ°ìɪŋ /

adjective

  1. causing shock, horror, or disgust
  2. shocking pink
    a vivid or garish shade of pink
  3. informal.
    very bad or terrible

    shocking weather

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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  • ˈ²õ³ó´Ç³¦°ì¾±²Ô²µ²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³ó´Ç³¦°ìi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ²õ³ó´Ç³¦°ìi²Ô²µÂ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ³ó´Ç³¦°ìi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of shocking1

First recorded in 1685–95; shock 1 + -ing 2
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However, Cain says it was "really shocking" to speak to an armed young man working for a cartel who was from a "relatively middle-class" background.

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"It's shocking that something like that can happen in a main shopping precinct in the middle of the day. It's just so sad."

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“It’s shocking how many tattoos I’ve seen of that sign,†Large said.

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McCartney happened to be visiting Lennon in New York at the time and they briefly considered shocking the world by hightailing it down to Rockefeller Center, but the idea was abandoned.

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In the aftermath of that shocking December night, South Koreans were mostly united in their disgust for the president and what he had attempted to do.

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