'Shocking' definitions:
Definition of 'shocking'
From: WordNet
adjective
Glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism; "lurid details of the accident" [syn: lurid, shocking]
adjective
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" [syn: disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shocking]
Definition of 'Shocking'
From: GCIDE
- Shock \Shock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shocked; p. pr. & vb. n. Shocking.] [OE. schokken; cf. D. schokken, F. choquer, Sp. chocar. [root]161. Cf. Chuck to strike, Jog, Shake, Shock a striking, Shog, n. & v.]
- 1. To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence. [1913 Webster]
- Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we shall shock them. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- I shall never forget the force with which he shocked De Vipont. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates. [1913 Webster]
- Advise him not to shock a father's will. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Physiol.) To subject to the action of an electrical discharge so as to cause a more or less violent depression or commotion of the nervous system. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Shocking'
From: GCIDE
- Shocking \Shock"ing\, a. Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting. [1913 Webster]
- The grossest and most shocking villainies. --Secker. [1913 Webster] -- {Shock"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Shock"ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'shocking'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abhorrent,
- abominable,
- abrupt,
- absolute,
- amazing,
- appalling,
- arrant,
- astonishing,
- astounding,
- atrocious,
- awe-inspiring,
- awesome,
- awful,
- baneful,
- base,
- beastly,
- beneath contempt,
- beneath one,
- blameworthy,
- brutal,
- burning,
- cheap,
- classical,
- complete,
- consummate,
- contemptible,
- crass,
- crying,
- debasing,
- decided,
- definitive,
- degrading,
- demeaning,
- deplorable,
- desperate,
- despicable,
- detestable,
- dire,
- direful,
- disgraceful,
- disgusting,
- distressing,
- downright,
- dread,
- dreaded,
- dreadful,
- egregious,
- electrifying,
- enormous,
- fell,
- fetid,
- filthy,
- flagrant,
- formidable,
- foul,
- frightful,
- fulsome,
- ghastly,
- ghoulish,
- glaring,
- grievous,
- grim,
- grisly,
- gross,
- gruesome,
- gutter,
- hasty,
- hateful,
- headlong,
- heinous,
- hideous,
- horrendous,
- horrible,
- horrid,
- horrific,
- horrifying,
- humiliating,
- humiliative,
- impetuous,
- impulsive,
- infamous,
- infra dig,
- infra indignitatem,
- intolerable,
- jarring,
- jolting,
- lamentable,
- loathsome,
- lousy,
- macabre,
- mind-blowing,
- mind-boggling,
- monstrous,
- morbid,
- nasty,
- nauseating,
- nauseous,
- nefarious,
- nerve-shattering,
- noisome,
- notorious,
- numbing,
- obnoxious,
- odious,
- offensive,
- opprobrious,
- out-and-out,
- outrageous,
- outright,
- perfect,
- pitiable,
- pitiful,
- positive,
- precious,
- precipitant,
- precipitate,
- precipitous,
- profound,
- pronounced,
- proper,
- quick,
- rank,
- redoubtable,
- regrettable,
- regular,
- reprehensible,
- repulsive,
- revolting,
- rotten,
- sad,
- scandalous,
- schlock,
- schrecklich,
- scurvy,
- shabby,
- shameful,
- shattering,
- shoddy,
- sickening,
- sordid,
- sorry,
- speedy,
- squalid,
- staggering,
- stark,
- stark-staring,
- startling,
- striking,
- stunning,
- stupefying,
- sudden,
- superlative,
- surpassing,
- surprising,
- swift,
- terrible,
- terrific,
- the veriest,
- thorough,
- thoroughgoing,
- too bad,
- total,
- tragic,
- tremendous,
- unanticipated,
- unbearable,
- unbecoming,
- unclean,
- unconscionable,
- undeniable,
- unequivocal,
- unexpected,
- unforeseen,
- unlooked-for,
- unmitigated,
- unpredicted,
- unqualified,
- unrelieved,
- unspeakable,
- unspoiled,
- unworthy of one,
- utter,
- vile,
- villainous,
- woeful,
- worst,
- worthless,
- wretched
Words containing 'Shocking'
- Shock,
- Shocked,
- Shockingly,
- Wind shock,
- Wood shock,
- anaphylactic shock,
- cardiogenic shock,
- culture shock,
- distributive shock,
- electric shock,
- electrical shock,
- hypovolemic shock,
- insulin shock,
- metrazol shock,
- obstructive shock,
- shell shock,
- shock absorber,
- shock jock,
- shock tactics,
- shock therapy,
- shock treatment,
- shock troops,
- shock wave,
- toxic shock,
- Shock-head,
- Shock-headed,
- insulin shock therapy,
- insulin shock treatment,
- metrazol shock therapy,
- metrazol shock treatment,
- shock-absorbent,
- toxic shock syndrome