Definitions for: Shocking


[adj] 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"
[adj] glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism; "lurid details of the accident"



Webster (1913) Definition: Shock"ing, a.
Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially,
causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive
or disgusting.

The grossest and most shocking villainies. --Secker.
-- Shock"ing*ly, adv. -- Shock"ing*ness, n.

Synonyms: disgraceful, immoral, lurid, scandalous, sensational, shameful

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