shocking
pronunciation
How to pronounce shocking in British English:
UK [ˈʃɒkɪŋ]
How to pronounce shocking in American English:
US [ˈʃɑːkɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
- giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
Word Origin
- shocking (adj.)
- 1690s, "offensive," present participle adjective from shock (v.1). From 1704 as "causing a jolt of indignation, horror, etc.;" from 1798 as "so bad as to be shocking." Related: Shockingly. Shocking pink introduced February 1937 by Italian-born fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli.
Example
- 1. Such indifference is still shocking even for this country .
- 2. The tortoise doesn 't even know this is shocking .
- 3. The sheer expanse of the emptiness is shocking .
- 4. The first was devastating , the second terrifying , the third shocking .
- 5. Nameless narrators describe strange and often shocking encounters in cool , almost ordinary language .