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shocking meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of shocking at MeaningMonkey.org. shocking meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.SHOCKING adjective
Definition of shocking (adjective)
- glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
- "lurid details of the accident"
- synonyms: lurid
- 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"
- synonyms: disgraceful, scandalous, shameful
Source: Princeton University Wordnet