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Shocking

Shocking Meaning & Definition
Shocking Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Shocking?

[adj] 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"
[adj] glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism; "lurid details of the accident"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Shocking: disgraceful | immoral | lurid | scandalous | sensational | shameful

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Shocking In Webster's Dictionary

\Shock"ing\, a. Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting. The grossest and most shocking villainies. --Secker. -- {Shock"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Shock"ing*ness}, n.

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