shocking: words & expression meanings, synonyms, definition, antonyms, examples of usage, similar terms from the free dictionary www.dictometer.com/shocking

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SHOCKING

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7 senses for shock as a Verb:

Synonyms:
- Shock
- Floor
- Ball over
- Blow out of the water
- Take aback
Definitions:
- surprise greatly
- knock someone's socks off
Examples:
- I was floored when I heard that I was promoted
Synonyms:
- Shock
- Offend
- Scandalize
- Scandalise
- Appal
- Appall
- Outrage
Definitions:
- strike with disgust or revulsion
Examples:
- The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
Synonyms:
- Shock
Definitions:
- strike with horror or terror
Examples:
- The news of the bombing shocked her
Synonyms:
- Shock
Definitions:
- collide violently
Synonyms:
- Shock
Definitions:
- collect or gather into shocks
Examples:
- Shock grain
Synonyms:
- Shock
Definitions:
- subject to electrical shocks
Synonyms:
- Traumatize
- Traumatise
- Shock
Definitions:
- inflict a trauma upon

2 senses for shocking as an Adjective:

Synonyms:
- Lurid
- Shocking
Definitions:
- glaringly vivid and graphic
- marked by sensationalism
Examples:
- Lurid details of the accident
Antonyms:
- Unsensational
Synonyms:
- Disgraceful
- Scandalous
- Shameful
- Shocking
Definitions:
- giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
Examples:
- Scandalous behavior
- The wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt- Thackeray
- The most shocking book of its time
Antonyms:
- Moral

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