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shocking
shock·ing S0354800 (shŏk′ĭng)adj.1. Highly disturbing emotionally.2. Highly offensive; indecent or distasteful.3. Very vivid or intense in tone: shocking pink. shock′ing·ly adv.shocking (ˈʃɒkɪŋ) adj1. causing shock, horror, or disgust2. (Colours) shocking pink a vivid or garish shade of pink3. informal very bad or terrible: shocking weather. ˈshockingly adv ˈshockingness nshock•ing (ˈʃɒk ɪŋ) adj. 1. causing intense surprise, horror, etc. 2. very bad: shocking table manners. [1685–95] shock′ing•ly, adv. shocking- church key - Started out as slang for bottle opener in the early 1950s and was considered mildly shocking, even sacrilegious.
- flagrant, blatant - Flagrant implies shocking and reprehensible, while blatant is obvious, contrived, and usually obnoxious; flagrant is a stronger term than blatant.
- forbysen, bysen - Forbysen is an "example or parable"; bysen is a "shocking thing."
- tingle - From Middle English, possibly a variant of tinkle, its original meaning was "response to a loud noise" and "response to hearing something shocking."
ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | shocking - glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism; "lurid details of the accident"luridsensational - causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion | | 2. | shocking - giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time"disgraceful, scandalous, shamefulimmoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong |
shockingadjective1. (Informal) terrible, appalling, dreadful, bad, fearful, dire, horrendous, ghastly, from hell (informal), deplorable, abysmal, frightful, godawful (slang) I must have been in a shocking state last night.2. appalling, outrageous, disgraceful, offensive, distressing, disgusting, horrible, dreadful, horrifying, revolting, obscene, sickening, ghastly, hideous, monstrous, scandalous, disquieting, unspeakable, atrocious, repulsive, nauseating, odious, loathsome, abominable, stupefying, hellacious (U.S. slang) This was a shocking invasion of privacy. appalling fine, wonderful, excellent, satisfying, decent, pleasant, marvellous, delightful, admirable, honourable, gratifying, first-rate, laudable, praiseworthyshockingadjective1. Disgracefully and grossly offensive:atrocious, heinous, monstrous, outrageous, scandalous.Archaic: enormous.2. Very bad:appalling, awful, dreadful, fearful, frightful, ghastly, horrendous, horrible, terrible.3. Beyond all reason:obscene, outrageous, preposterous, ridiculous, unconscionable, unreasonable.Idioms: out of bounds, out of sight.Translationsshock1 (ʃok) noun1. a severe emotional disturbance. The news gave us all a shock. 震驚 震惊2. (often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current. He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire. 電擊 电击3. a sudden blow coming with great force. the shock of an earthquake. 強震 震动4. a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock. He was suffering from shock after the crash. 休克 休克 verb to give a shock to; to upset or horrify. Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me. 震驚 震惊ˈshocker noun a very unpleasant person or thing. This headache is a real shocker. 令人震驚的人或事 令人震惊的事或人ˈshocking adjective1. causing horror or dismay. shocking news. 令人震驚的 令人震惊的2. very bad. a shocking cold. 很糟的 很不好的ˈshockingly adverb1. very. shockingly expensive. 非常的 非常地2. very badly. It was shockingly made. 很糟地 很糟地ˈshock-absorber noun a device (in a motor car etc) for reducing the effect of bumps. 避震器 减震器EncyclopediaSeeshockshocking
Synonyms for shockingadj terribleSynonyms- terrible
- appalling
- dreadful
- bad
- fearful
- dire
- horrendous
- ghastly
- from hell
- deplorable
- abysmal
- frightful
- godawful
adj appallingSynonyms- appalling
- outrageous
- disgraceful
- offensive
- distressing
- disgusting
- horrible
- dreadful
- horrifying
- revolting
- obscene
- sickening
- ghastly
- hideous
- monstrous
- scandalous
- disquieting
- unspeakable
- atrocious
- repulsive
- nauseating
- odious
- loathsome
- abominable
- stupefying
- hellacious
Antonyms- fine
- wonderful
- excellent
- satisfying
- decent
- pleasant
- marvellous
- delightful
- admirable
- honourable
- gratifying
- first-rate
- laudable
- praiseworthy
Synonyms for shockingadj disgracefully and grossly offensiveSynonyms- atrocious
- heinous
- monstrous
- outrageous
- scandalous
- enormous
adj very badSynonyms- appalling
- awful
- dreadful
- fearful
- frightful
- ghastly
- horrendous
- horrible
- terrible
adj beyond all reasonSynonyms- obscene
- outrageous
- preposterous
- ridiculous
- unconscionable
- unreasonable
Synonyms for shockingadj glaringly vivid and graphicSynonymsRelated Wordsadj giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputationSynonyms- disgraceful
- scandalous
- shameful
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