Surprising, unexpected, unforeseen, startling, gobsmacking, more. The meaning of shocking is extremely startling, distressing, or offensive. See examples of shocking used in a sentence.
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Causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
A shocking [event, story, revelation, movie], shocking [behavior, conduct], her [behavior] (at the party) was shocking, more.
Definition of shocking adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary.Shocking (comparative more shocking, superlative most shocking) inspiring shock; Shocking synonyms, shocking pronunciation, shocking translation, english dictionary definition of shocking.How to use shocking in a sentence.
This was a shocking invasion of privacy.Extremely bad or unpleasant, or of very low quality: You can say that something is shocking if you think that it is morally wrong.Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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There are seven meanings listed in oed's entry for the word shocking, two of which are labelled obsolete.
