shocking
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHOCKING
[more shocking; most shocking]
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very surprising and upsetting or causing a sudden feeling of horror or disgust
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a shocking crime
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The fact that he was married to another woman was a shocking discovery. = It was shocking to discover that he was married to another woman.
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shocking news
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The number of young teenagers who smoke is shocking.
2
chiefly British, informal
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very bad
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a shocking waste of money/time
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The building is in a shocking state.
— shockingly
adverb-
The movie was shockingly violent.
