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shocking [ˈʃɒkɪŋ] adj
1. causing shock, horror, or disgust (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) shocking pink a vivid or garish shade of pink 3. Informal very bad or terrible shocking weather shockingly adv shockingness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 Translations 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 2. (= appalling) [news, sight, murder] → espeluznante, espantoso 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 ... B. CPD shocking pink N → rosa m estridente, rosa m fosforito shocking [ˈʃɒkɪŋ] adj (= scandalous) → choquant(e), scandaleux/euse 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) 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! 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/a 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/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| She arranged the brushes, but she did it all so that there was nothing shocking in it. He wrote by the same post to Reginald a long letter full of it all, and particularly asking an explanation of what he may have heard from Lady Susan to contradict the late shocking reports. It is shocking without being tragic, for no disaster follows. |
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