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shocking

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
shocking/ˈʃɒkɪŋ/

▶adjective

1 causing shock or disgust.

2 Brit. informal very bad.

– derivatives
shockingly adverb,
shockingness noun.

'shocking' also found in these Oxford entries:

criminal - earth-shattering - egregious - fast - feminine rhyme - frightful - infamous - lurid - outré - shocking pink - sick-making - unmentionable - unprintable - unrepeatable - woodshed

Forum discussions with the word(s) "shocking" in the title:

"For me, it's shocking to live..." vs. "It's shocking for me to live..."
are shocking to/ for us
Phrase or word describing shocking indifference
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shocking agent
shocking and muted
shocking rakes/young bucks
That's about as shocking as it gets for me.

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