shocking

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɒkɪŋ

Adjective

shocking (comparative more shocking, superlative most shocking)

  1. Inspiring shock; startling.
  2. Unusually obscene or lewd.
  3. (colloquial) Extremely bad.
    What a shocking calamity!

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:surprising

Translations

Verb

shocking

  1. present participle of shock

Noun

shocking (plural shockings)

  1. The application of an electric shock.
    • 2005, Will Tuttle, The World Peace Diet
      We terrorize millions of vulnerable and defenseless animals daily with painful shockings, beatings, brandings, []

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