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shock·ing
(shŏk′ĭng)adj.
1. Highly disturbing emotionally.
2. Highly offensive; indecent or distasteful.
3. Very vivid or intense in tone: shocking pink.
shock′ing·ly adv.
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shocking
(ˈʃɒkɪŋ)adj
1. causing shock, horror, or disgust
2. (Colours) shocking pink a vivid or garish shade of pink
3. informal very bad or terrible: shocking weather.
ˈshockingly adv
ˈshockingness n
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shock•ing
(ˈʃɒk ɪŋ)adj.
1. causing intense surprise, horror, etc.
2. very bad: shocking table manners.
[1685–95]
shock′ing•ly, adv.
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shocking
- church key - Started out as slang for bottle opener in the early 1950s and was considered mildly shocking, even sacrilegious.
- flagrant, blatant - Flagrant implies shocking and reprehensible, while blatant is obvious, contrived, and usually obnoxious; flagrant is a stronger term than blatant.
- forbysen, bysen - Forbysen is an "example or parable"; bysen is a "shocking thing."
- tingle - From Middle English, possibly a variant of tinkle, its original meaning was "response to a loud noise" and "response to hearing something shocking."
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| Adj. | 1. | shocking - glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism; "lurid details of the accident" sensational - causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion |
| 2. | shocking - 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" immoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong |
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shocking
adjective
1. (Informal) terrible, appalling, dreadful, bad, fearful, dire, horrendous, ghastly, from hell (informal), deplorable, abysmal, frightful, godawful (slang) I must have been in a shocking state last night.
2. appalling, outrageous, disgraceful, offensive, distressing, disgusting, horrible, dreadful, horrifying, revolting, obscene, sickening, ghastly, hideous, monstrous, scandalous, disquieting, unspeakable, atrocious, repulsive, nauseating, odious, loathsome, abominable, stupefying, hellacious (U.S. slang) This was a shocking invasion of privacy.
appalling fine, wonderful, excellent, satisfying, decent, pleasant, marvellous, delightful, admirable, honourable, gratifying, first-rate, laudable, praiseworthy
appalling fine, wonderful, excellent, satisfying, decent, pleasant, marvellous, delightful, admirable, honourable, gratifying, first-rate, laudable, praiseworthy
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
shocking
adjective1. Disgracefully and grossly offensive:
Archaic: enormous.
2. Very bad:
3. Beyond all reason:
Idioms: out of bounds, out of sight.
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Translations
سَيِّئفَظيع، مُرَوِّعمُرَوِّع
otřesnýšokujícístrašný
chokerendeslem
järkyttävä
šokantan
hræîilegurhryllilegur
ショッキングな
충격적인
pretresljiv
chockerande
ซึ่งตกใจสุดขีด
rất tồi
shocking
[ˈʃɒkɪŋ]A. ADJ
1. (= extremely bad) [weather, performance, handwriting] → pésimo, espantoso
she has shocking taste → tiene un pésimo gusto
to be in a shocking state → estar en un pésimo estado, estar en un estado penoso
she has shocking taste → tiene un pésimo gusto
to be in a shocking state → estar en un pésimo estado, estar en un estado penoso
2. (= appalling) [news, sight, murder] → espeluznante, espantoso
the shocking truth → la sobrecogedora verdad
the shocking truth → la sobrecogedora verdad
3. (= outrageous) [book, film, act] → escandaloso
it was shocking how badly paid these young girls were → era de escándalo or era escandaloso lo mal que se pagaba a estas chicas
it's shocking to think that → escandaliza pensar que ...
it was shocking how badly paid these young girls were → era de escándalo or era escandaloso lo mal que se pagaba a estas chicas
it's shocking to think that → escandaliza pensar que ...
B. CPD shocking pink N → rosa m estridente, rosa m fosforito
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
shocking
[ˈʃɒkɪŋ] adj (= scandalous) → choquant(e), scandaleux/euse
It's shocking! → C'est choquant!
a shocking waste → un gaspillage épouvantable
It's shocking! → C'est choquant!
a shocking waste → un gaspillage épouvantable
(= very bad) [weather] → épouvantable; [handwriting] → épouvantable
in a shocking state → dans un état épouvantable
to be shocking at sth → être nul en qch(nulle)
in a shocking state → dans un état épouvantable
to be shocking at sth → être nul en qch(nulle)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
shocking
adj
(= outrageous) → schockierend; (= upsetting) news, report → erschütternd, schockierend; it may be shocking to the older generation → es mag für die ältere Generation schockierend sein; the shocking truth → die grausame Wahrheit; shocking pink → knallrosa (inf), → pink (Fashion)
(inf: = very bad) → entsetzlich, furchtbar; state → schockierend; I’m shocking at spelling → meine Rechtschreibung ist entsetzlich; what a shocking thing to say/way to behave! → wie kann man bloß so etwas Schreckliches sagen/sich bloß so schrecklich benehmen!; isn’t it shocking! → es ist doch furchtbar!
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
shocking
[ˈʃɒkɪŋ] adj (appalling, news) → scioccante; (sight, crime) → agghiacciante; (causing scandal, behaviour, film) → scandaloso/a; (price) → sbalorditivo/a; (waste) → vergognoso/a; (very bad, weather, handwriting) → orribile; (results) → disastroso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shock1
(ʃok) noun1. a severe emotional disturbance. The news gave us all a shock.
2. (often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current. He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.
3. a sudden blow coming with great force. the shock of an earthquake.
4. a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock. He was suffering from shock after the crash.
verb to give a shock to; to upset or horrify. Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.
ˈshocker noun a very unpleasant person or thing. This headache is a real shocker.
ˈshocking adjective1. causing horror or dismay. shocking news.
2. very bad. a shocking cold.
ˈshockingly adverb1. very. shockingly expensive.
2. very badly. It was shockingly made.
ˈshock-absorber noun a device (in a motor car etc) for reducing the effect of bumps.
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shocking
→ مُرَوِّع šokující chokerende schockierend σκανδαλιστικός espeluznante järkyttävä choquant šokantan scioccante ショッキングな 충격적인 schokkerend sjokkerende wstrząsający chocante шокирующий chockerande ซึ่งตกใจสุดขีด yüz kızartıcı rất tồi 令人震惊的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009