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shocking

[ shok-ing ]

/ ˈʃɒk ɪŋ /

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adjective

causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.

very bad: shocking manners.

Origin of shocking

First recorded in 1685–95; shock¹ + -ing²

SYNONYMS FOR shocking

1 staggering, astounding, startling, appalling.

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OTHER WORDS FROM shocking

shock·ing·ly, adverb shock·ing·ness, noun un·shock·ing, adjective

Words nearby shocking

shock-horror, shock-resistant, shock-test, shocker, shockheaded, shocking, shocking pink, shockley, shockproof, shockstall, shockumentary

Example sentences from the Web for shockingly

Shockingly, this last couplet made it into the 1953 film version; someone was napping over at MGM.

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But faced with a sleeper hit, HBO shockingly did not quite feel the same way.

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A shockingly small number of states require sex education to be medically accurate, and free from promotion of religion.

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And shockingly, his lawyer said, Christie did nothing wrong.

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It seems logical, but shockingly this is not the standard-of-care.

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Thus far, one of the chief reactionary arguments against all men being free has been that men are so shockingly unequal.

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The body of Mr. Septimus Bons has been found in a shockingly mutilated condition in the vicinity of the Bermondsey gas-works.

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It was his shockingly developed talent for worldly success that revolted me.

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He had been shockingly careless in his convalescence, had had a relapse in consequence, and deserved a good scolding!

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Constantia burst into tears, and declared Eustace talked so shockingly she could not bear it.

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British Dictionary definitions for shockingly

shocking

/ (ˈʃɒkɪŋ) /

adjective

causing shock, horror, or disgust

shocking pink a vivid or garish shade of pink

informal very bad or terrible shocking weather

Derived forms of shocking

shockingly, adverb shockingness, noun