Shocking definition

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Highly disturbing emotionally.
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Highly offensive; indecent or distasteful.
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Very vivid or intense in tone.

Shocking pink.

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Having an effect like that of a heavy blow or shock; staggering.

The shocking news of his death.

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Highly offensive to good taste, propriety, etc.; extremely revolting.
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Very bad.
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Inspiring shock; startling.
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Unusually obscene or lewd.
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(colloquial) Extremely bad.
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Present participle of shock.
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Shocking Sentence Examples

  • His touch was like shocking herself, and she jumped.

  • For a moment she had the shocking realization that the situation was out of control.

  • Floating in the shocking cold, she oriented herself in the darkness.

  • With his hands to his face, he burst into tears, shocking us.

  • Before he could answer, the bedside telephone shrilled, its shocking ring penetrating the late night stillness.

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