shocking

shocking
adj
1. surprising, astonishing, startling, astounding, electrifying, striking, amazing; unexpected, sudden, without notice or warning, like a bolt from the blue, incredible, breath-taking, stunning, paralyzing, stupefying, mind-boggling, Inf. mind-blowing.
2. horrifying, abominable, terrible, horrible, frightful, appalling, monstrous, awful; grisly, abhorrent, hideous, ghastly; fearful, direful, dreadful, horrid, horrific, dire, Inf. god-awful.
3. disgusting, offensive, outrageous, disgraceful, reprehensible, odious, revolting, obnoxious, repugnant, loathsome, repulsive; scandalous, lamentable, in poor taste, vulgar, shameless, intolerable, out of line, insufferable, unheard-of.

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  • Shocking — Shock ing, a. Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting. [1913 Webster] The grossest and most shocking villainies. Secker. [1913 Webster] {Shock ing*ly}, adv …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shocking — [shäk′iŋ] adj. 1. having an effect like that of a heavy blow or shock; staggering [the shocking news of his death] 2. a) highly offensive to good taste, propriety, etc.; extremely revolting b) very bad shockingly adv …   English World dictionary

  • shocking — англ. (шокинг) неприлично, скандально. Толковый словарь иностранных слов Л. П. Крысина. М: Русский язык, 1998 …   Словарь иностранных слов русского языка

  • Shocking — (engl.), Anstoß erregend, beleidigend …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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