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 Definitions of shocking  [ˈʃɒk ɪŋ]  

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Definition of 'shocking' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) shocking
causing intense surprise, horror, etc.

2.  shocking
very bad:
shocking table manners.

Etymology:  (1685–95)

Definition of 'shocking' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) lurid, shocking
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
"lurid details of the accident"

2. (adj) disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shocking
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"


Definition of 'shocking' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) shocking
causing a feeling of shock
last week's shocking attacks; He was shockingly thin.


Definition of 'shocking' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) shocking
causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting

2.  shocking
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Translation of 'shocking' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: causing horror or dismay
shocking news.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: verbasend, skokkend Arabic flag Arabic: فَظيع، مُرَوِّع Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: ужасяващ
Brazilian flag Brazilian: chocante Czech flag Czech: otřesný German flag German: schockierend
Danish flag Danish: chokerende Greek flag Greek: φρικτός, συγκλονιστικός Spanish flag Spanish: terrible, horroroso, horr
Estonian flag Estonian: rabav Farsi flag Farsi: هولناك Finnish flag Finnish: kauhistuttava
French flag French: bouleversant Hebrew flag Hebrew: מְזַעֲזֵע Hindi flag Hindi: दहलाने वाला
Croatian flag Croatian: strašan, sablažnjiv Hungarian flag Hungarian: megdöbbentő Indonesian flag Indonesian: menimbulkan rasa takut/pr
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hryllilegur Italian flag Italian: sconvolgente Japanese flag Japanese: ぞっとする
Korean flag Korean: 충격적인 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: pritrenkiantis Latvian flag Latvian: šokējošs; satriecošs; šau
Malay flag Malay: menggemparkan Dutch flag Dutch: schokkend Norwegian flag Norwegian: sjokkerende
Polish flag Polish: wstrząsający Persian flag Persian: هولناك Pashto flag Pashto: لړزوونكى، ټكان وركوونكى:
Portuguese flag Portuguese: chocante Romanian flag Romanian: şocant; teribil Russian flag Russian: отвратительный;скандальны
Slovak flag Slovak: otrasný, strašný Slovenian flag Slovenian: strašen Serbian flag Serbian: šokantan
Swedish flag Swedish: chockerande Thai flag Thai: ซึ่งตกใจสุดขีด Turkish flag Turkish: dehşet verici
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 令人震驚的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: приголомшуючий, жахливий Urdu flag Urdu: بھیانک
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: gây căm phẫn; bàng hoàng Chinese flag Chinese: 令人震惊的

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