You can say that something is shocking if you think that it is very bad.
[informal]
The media coverage was shocking.
I must have been in a shocking state last night.
Synonyms: terrible, appalling, dreadful, bad More Synonyms of shocking
shockinglyadverb [ADVERB adjective/adverb]
His memory was becoming shockingly bad.
2. adjective
You can say that something is shocking if you think that it is morally wrong.
It is shocking that nothing was said.
This was a shocking invasion of privacy.
Synonyms: appalling, outrageous, disgraceful, offensive More Synonyms of shocking
shockinglyadverb
Shockingly, this useless and dangerous surgery did not end until the 1930s.
3. See also shock
shocking in British English
(ˈʃɒkɪŋ)
adjective
1.
causing shock, horror, or disgust
2. shocking pink
3. informal
very bad or terrible
shocking weather
Derived forms
shockingly (ˈshockingly)
adverb
shockingness (ˈshockingness)
noun
shocking in American English
(ˈʃɑkɪŋ)
adjective
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
Derived forms
shockingly (ˈshockingly)
adverb
Examples of 'shocking' in a sentence
shocking
Something shocking may occur in the final act.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
What came out at the trial by way of evidence was truly shocking at times.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
She was very close to her brother and this is the most shocking news.
The Sun (2014)
What accounting system could possibly justify such a shocking waste of resources?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You would be forgiven for thinking that shocking holiday phone bills were a thing of the past.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Those responsible for this shocking act must be found and brought to account.
The Sun (2012)
Not long before the end of her life my mother told me something slightly shocking.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It was then that the police delivered the shocking news.
The Sun (2015)
This is a shocking waste of money.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Shocking to think of the poverty of life without something more than primary maths.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
My friend did something shocking the other day.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The waste of a young person is shocking.
The Sun (2011)
His tender and often shocking book is full of telling portraits of characters from all walks of life.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Then they get some shocking news.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
That is a shocking four times the figure for April last year.
The Sun (2009)
Furthermore, all that is most shocking in my books is derived more or less directly from some pretty exalted sources.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The book itself was shocking.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
She said: 'It was so shocking as the gull just kept coming back at me.
The Sun (2013)
Three members of the public recount, in detail, weird and shocking things they say happened to them.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
HALF of parents worry they can't afford to feed their families, says shocking new research.
The Sun (2013)
A A shocking tale of terrible service from one of the biggest mobile firms.
The Sun (2015)
In other languages
shocking
British English: shocking /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/ ADJECTIVE
You can say that something is shocking if you think that it is very bad.
The newspaper story was shocking.
American English: shocking
Arabic: مُرَوِّع
Brazilian Portuguese: chocante
Chinese: 令人震惊的
Croatian: šokantan
Czech: šokující
Danish: chokerende
Dutch: schokkerend
European Spanish: espeluznante
Finnish: järkyttävä
French: choquant
German: schockierend
Greek: σκανδαλιστικός
Italian: scioccante
Japanese: ショッキングな
Korean: 충격적인
Norwegian: sjokkerende
Polish: wstrząsający
European Portuguese: chocante
Romanian: șocant
Russian: шокирующий
Latin American Spanish: espeluznante
Swedish: chockerande
Thai: ซึ่งตกใจสุดขีด
Turkish: yüz kızartıcı
Ukrainian: шокуючий
Vietnamese: rất tồi
All related terms of 'shocking'
shock
If you have a shock , something suddenly happens which is unpleasant , upsetting , or very surprising.
shocking pink
Something that is shocking pink is very bright pink.
shocking image
An image is a picture of someone or something.
shocking incident
An incident is something that happens , often something that is unpleasant.
shocking picture
A picture is a photograph .
shocking statistic
Statistics are facts which are obtained from analysing information expressed in numbers, for example information about the number of times that something happens .