Definitions for Shocking
ˈʃɒk ɪŋshock·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lurid, shockingadjective

   glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

   "lurid details of the accident"

2. disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shockingadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. shockingadjective

   Inspiring shock; startling

2. shockingadjective

   Unusually obscene or lewd

3. shockingadjective

   Extremely bad

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shocking

   of Shock

2. Shockingadjective

   causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting

Anagrams for Shocking »

1. chokings

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shocking in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shocking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Shocking in a Sentence

1. Katherine McKee:

   I remember I walked in the door, and he had a robe and cap on. He took the ribs from my hands and just grabbed me, he spun me around, pulled my panties down, and just took it. We were still standing at the door when he attacked me. It was so fast and so shocking and so unbelievable. ... To me, there was a different personality involved. He was a different man. It felt like a different person performing that act.

2. Ozzy Osbourne:

   I'm a lot better now than I was last February, i was in a shocking state.

3. Heidie Beidrich:

   We've never seen so many politicians making such outrageous Islamophobic comments both as concerns refugees who are coming here as well as just Muslims in general, some of the things, for example, that Donald Trump is talking about, (like) registering Muslim Americans, are just shocking and ignorant and certainly not what the United States is about.

4. Jayce Tingler:

   We never imagined being in this situation. It’s a little bit surprising, shocking, all those things, there’s a lot of reasons for it. ... It’s miserable, it’s horrible, it’s all those things.

5. Tom Fletcher:

   In the face of increasing needs and the immense cost of not investing today, it is shocking that less than 2 percent of all humanitarian aid goes to education, humanitarian aid must provide children with a safe school, a future and hope.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Shocking
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shocking
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shocking