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| bolt from the blue |
something that occurs without warning and with shocking abruptness. |
| frightful |
shocking or awful. [1/2 definitions] |
| galvanic |
affecting as if by an electric shock; shocking. [1/2 definitions] |
| lurid |
horrifying; gruesome; shocking. [2/3 definitions] |
| monstrous |
shocking, horrible, or atrocious. [1/3 definitions] |
| outrageous |
exceeding tolerable limits of behavior; disgraceful or shocking. [1/3 definitions] |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. [1/2 definitions] |
| scene |
a public disturbance caused by someone's emotional outburst or by a shocking or startling occurrence or display. [1/8 definitions] |
| staggering |
astounding, shocking, or highly disturbing. [1/2 definitions] |
| unspeakable |
too objectionable or shocking to be expressed or described; extremely bad. [1/3 definitions] |
| zinger |
a sudden surprising or shocking event or outcome. [1/2 definitions] |
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