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shocking

/ʃˈɑkɪŋ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

  1. glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
    “lurid details of the accident”
  2. giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation- Thackeray
    “scandalous behavior”

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