shocking

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈʃɑkɪŋ/

Adjective

shocking

1. Inspiring shock; startling.
2. Unusually obscene or lewd.
3. (colloquial) Extremely bad.

   What a shocking calamity!

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:surprising

Translations

• French: choquant, offensant
• German: schrecklich, schockierend
• Italian: sconvolgente
• Portuguese: chocante
• Russian: потряса́ющий
• Spanish: espantoso, chocante

Translations

• French: choquant, offensant
• Russian: непристо́йный
• Spanish: aberrante

Translations

• French: choquant
• German: schrecklich
• Russian: отврати́тельный
• Spanish: horrible

Verb

1. present participle of shock#English|shock

Noun

shocking (plural shockings)

1. The application of an electric shock.

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