US /ˈʃɑkɪŋ/ UK /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/
adj noun verb Freq #5659

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Causing strong feelings of surprise, upset, or disgust.

    The report revealed some shocking details about the accident.

  2. 2
    adj

    Very bad.

    The weather has been absolutely shocking all week.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · causing strong feelings of... disgracefullurid
Word family
Forms shockingly
Derived forms shockinglyshockingnessunshocking

Etymology

From shock + -ing.

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