shocking
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adjective \ˈshä-kiŋ\Definition of SHOCKING
: extremely startling, distressing, or offensive <shocking news>
— shock·ing·ly \-kiŋ-lē\ adverb
See Examples of SHOCKING
- The number of young teenagers who smoke is shocking.
- a shocking waste of money
- The building is in a shocking state.
First Known Use of SHOCKING
1655
Related to SHOCKING
- Synonyms
- amazing, astonishing, astounding, blindsiding, dumbfounding (also dumfounding), eye-opening, flabbergasting, jarring, jaw-dropping, jolting, surprising, startling, stunning, stupefying
- Antonyms
- unsurprising
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