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shocking

/ˈʃɑkɪŋ/adjective2 syllables

Shocking means: giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.

Synonyms for shocking6

adjective, as in giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, immoral

adjective, as in glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

lurid, sensational

What does shocking mean?2

adjective

1

giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation“scandalous behavior”

2

glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism“lurid details of the accident”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shocking?8

three syllables

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Shocking in a sentence

  • The accusations are shocking: money laundering, tax evasion and obstruction of justice.MrShoval
  • The event was shocking, so we were shocked.Ergulis
  • In one way, the outcomes aren't very shocking.Nuel
  • An opinion is shocking only if it is a conviction.AlanF_US
  • This is the most shocking thing that ever happened in my life.marcelostockle
  • In my country there is a shocking amount of mathematical ignorance.Objectivesea
  • We don't like to add shocking pictures to our website.Amastan
  • It's shocking what they wrote about her in the newspapers.AlanF_US

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