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shock·ing
 shocking
- pronunciation:
- sha
kIng
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adjective |
| definition: |
causing surprise, dismay, disgust, or other emotional agitation.
a shoking storyshocking languagea shocking act- synonyms:
- appalling, astounding, disgusting, horrifying, staggering, startling, stunning, stupefying
- similar words:
- lurid, offensive, outrageous, rude, scandalous, startling, striking, surprising, unsettling, upsetting
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| related words: |
dread, heinous, hideous, horrendous, horrible, ignominious, monstrous, sensational, tremendous |
| derivation: |
shockingly (adv.) |
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