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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.

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"

lurid

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"

disgraceful, scandalous, shameful

immoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong

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

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shocking

adjective

1. Disgracefully and grossly offensive:

atrocious, heinous, monstrous, outrageous, scandalous.

Archaic: enormous.

2. Very bad:

appalling, awful, dreadful, fearful, frightful, ghastly, horrendous, horrible, terrible.

3. Beyond all reason:

obscene, outrageous, preposterous, ridiculous, unconscionable, unreasonable.

Idioms: out of bounds, out of sight.

Translations

سَيِّئفَظيع، مُرَوِّعمُرَوِّع

otřesnýšokujícístrašný

chokerendeslem

schockierend schrecklich

σκανδαλιστικός συγκλονιστικός

escandaloso espantoso espeluznante horrible terrible

järkyttävä

choquant shockingeffrayant épouvantable offensant

מדהיםמהמם מזעזע

šokantan

hræîilegurhryllilegur

impressionante scandaloso scioccante spaventoso strepitoso

ショッキングな

충격적인

pretresljiv

chockerande

ซึ่งตกใจสุดขีด

berbat dehşet verici yüz kızartıcı

rất tồi

令人震惊的很不好的

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

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

(= very bad) [weather] → épouvantable ; [handwriting] → épouvantable
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/a

shock¹

(ʃok) noun

1. a severe emotional disturbance. The news gave us all a shock. skok صَدْمَه جَسَديَّه او نَفْسِيَّه шок abalo otřes der Schock chok σοκ, κλονισμός conmoción, golpe ðokk برق گرفتن ؛ هول و هراس پيدا كردن järkytys choc הלם सदमा potres (živaca), prepast megrázkódtatás goncangan, keterkejutan áfall shock, choc 衝撃 충격 smūgis, sukrėtimas šoks; trieciens; pārdzīvojums kejutan schok sjokk wstrząs ولۍ، سترۍ (لكه دجواروچه ولاړه وي abalo şoc шок, потрясение otras pretres šok chock อาการตกใจสุดขีด şok, sarsıntı 震驚 удар, струс صدمہ cú sốc 震惊

2. (often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current. He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire. skok صَدْمَه كَهْرُبائِيّه удар choque rána der Schlag stød ηλεκτροπληξία descarga elektrilöök تكان سخت خوردن sähköisku choc שוֹק חַשמָלִי झटका udar áramütés kejutan, getaran (rafmagns)lost scossa 電気ショック 전기 쇼크 šokas šoks; strāvas trieciens kejutan schok støt porażenie سترۍ choque şoc удар šok sunek šok stöt กระตุ้นด้วยไฟฟ้า cereyan çarpması 電擊 шок від електричного розряду بجلی کا جھٹکا sự bị điện giật 电击

3. a sudden blow coming with great force. the shock of an earthquake. skok هَزَّه، زلْزال разтърсване choque otřes der Stoß chok δόνηση, κραδασμός choque, impacto, golpe tõuge تكان سخت خوردن isku secousse שוק तेज झटका udarac rázkódás guncangan högg, kippur scossa 震動 충격, 진동 smūgis grūdiens gegaran schok rystelse wstrząs سترۍ choque zguduitură толчок otras sunek udar stöt อาการสะเทือนใจ şok, sarsıntı 強震 поштовх تصادم cú va chạm 震动

4. a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock. He was suffering from shock after the crash. skok صَدْمَه عَصَبِيَّه шок choque šok der Schock chok αποπληξία, σοκ shock, choque ðokk تشنج گرفتن shokki choc הלם सदमा šok sokk syok lost, geðshræring shock, choc ショック症 쇼크(증) šokas, smūgis šoks kejutan schok sjokk szok, wstrząs ګډوډى منځ ته راتلل choque şoc шок šok šok šok chock สภาวะช็อก şok, travma 休克 шок سخت اعصابی ہیجان tình trạng cực kì yếu đuối 休克

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. skok يَصْدُم потрисам chocar otřást schockieren chokere αναστατώνω, συγκλονίζω, σοκάρω conmocionar, conmover, afectar vapustama شوكه شدن shokeerata bouleverser; choquer לְקַבֵּל הֶלֶם स्तब्ध होना užasnuti, sablazniti megrendít, sokkol mengejutkan fá á, setja úr jafnvægi, hrylla scuotere, scioccare 衝撃を与える 충격을 주다 pritrenkti, kelti pasibaisėjimą šokēt; satriekt; šausmināt mengejutkan schokken sjokkere, ryste wstrząsać سترۍ (لكه دجواروچه ولاړه وي chocar a bulversa; a şoca поражать, потрясать otriasť pretresti šokirati chocka ทําให้สะดุ้งตกใจ şoke etmek/olmak, dehşete düşmek 震驚 приголомшувати; шокувати دہشت زدہ کرنا làm đau buồn 震惊

ˈshocker noun

a very unpleasant person or thing. This headache is a real shocker. erge ding مُزْعِج отвратителен човек horror hrůza der Graus plage κπ. ή κτ. δυσάρεστο(ς), κπ. ή κτ. που προκαλεί μεγάλη αναστάτωση horror, desastre vastikus تكان دهنده ؛ شوكه كننده kauhistus horreur אָדָם/דָבָר מְזַעֲזֵע नापसंदीदा nešto jeftino, šokantno loše rohadt dolog yang sangat tak menyenangkan hryllingur orrore いやなもの 소름을 끼치게 하는 것 kas baisaus/bjauraus kaut kas nejauks, šokējošs sesuatu yang tidak menyenangkan iets vreselijks plage coś okropnego شوک ورکوونکی horror oribil отталкивающий человек; очень неприятная вещь hrôza strahota; grdoba strava som är ryslig, rysare ผู้ตกใจสุดขีด berbat kimse/şey 令人震驚的人或事 відштовхуюча людина وحشت ناک شے người, vật gây ra sự bàng hoàng 令人震惊的事或人

ˈshocking adjective

1. causing horror or dismay. shocking news. verbasend, skokkend فَظيع، مُرَوِّع ужасяващ chocante otřesný schockierend chokerende φρικτός, συγκλονιστικός terrible, horroroso, horrible rabav هولناك kauhistuttava bouleversant מזעזע दहलाने वाला strašan, sablažnjiv megdöbbentő menimbulkan rasa takut/prihatin hryllilegur sconvolgente ぞっとする 충격적인 pritrenkiantis šokējošs; satriecošs; šausmīgs menggemparkan schokkend sjokkerende wstrząsający لړزوونكى، ټكان وركوونكى: كركجن، ناوړه chocante şocant; teribil отвратительный;скандальный otrasný, strašný strašen šokantan chockerande ซึ่งตกใจสุดขีด dehşet verici 令人震驚的 приголомшуючий, жахливий بھیانک gây căm phẫn; bàng hoàng 令人震惊的

2. very bad. a shocking cold. baie erg سَيِّئ отвратителен horroroso strašný schrecklich slem απαίσιος espantoso kohutav زشت kamala épouvantable איום बहुत खराब grozan, gadan undorító sangat burtuk hræðilegur orribile ひどい 지독한 baisus, siaubingas briesmīgs; šausmīgs; neciešams teruk vreselijk uhyrlig, redselsfull okropny ناوړه horroroso înspăimântător ужасный tuhý strašen užasan förfärlig แย่มาก berbat 很糟的 страшенний بہت برا rất tồi 很不好的

ˈshockingly adverb

1. very. shockingly expensive. baie جِدا жасно terrivelmente strašně schrecklich chokerende τρομερά escandalosamente vapustavalt بطور هولناك järkyttävän affreusement בְּצוּרָה אָיוּמָה दहलाने वाला strašno, užasno nagyon sangat hræðilega terribilmente とても 충격적인 pasibaisëtinai satriecoši; ārkārtīgi sangat vreselijk forferdelig, sjokkartet okropnie د لړزوونکی terrivelmente scandalos ужасно, очень strašne strašno šokantno förfärligt มาก aşırı, müthiş 非常的 дуже بہت زیادہ cực kỳ 非常地

2. very badly. It was shockingly made. baie erg بصورةٍ سَيِّئَه отвратително muito mal mizerně miserable rystende απαίσια muy mal kohutavalt (halvasti) بطور زشت و زننده surkeasti très mal איום ונורא बहुत खराब grozno undorítóan secara sangat buruk hræðilega illa (molto male) ひどく 지독하게 siaubingai briesmīgi; šausmīgi; neciešami sangat teruk erg slecht forferdelig, redselsfullt fatalnie ټكان وركوونكى muito mal foarte rău очень плохо mizerne obupno šokantnost mycket dåligt, miserabelt แย่มาก çok kötü şekilde 很糟地 дуже погано بری طرح سے rất tồi 很糟地

ˈshock-absorber noun

a device (in a motor car etc) for reducing the effect of bumps. skokabsorbeerder مُخَمِّد الصَّدَمات амортисьор amortecedor tlumič nárazů der Stoßdämpfer støddæmper αμορτισέρ amortiguador amortisaator كمك فنر iskunvaimennin amortisseur בּוֹלֵם זַעֲזוּעִים झटकासह, धक्कासह amortizer lengéscsillapító alat peredam getaran höggdeyfir, dempari ammortizzatore 緩衝器 완충기 amortizatorius amortizators penyerap kejutan schokbreker støtdemper amortyzator فنر، سپرنګ amortecedor амортизатор tlmič nárazov blažilnik ublaživač potresa stötdämpare เครื่องป้องกันการสะเทือน amortisör 避震器 амортизатор ضربہ گیر thiết bị giảm sóc 减震器

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

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'I'm sorry to hear, Miss Matilda, that you've not got rid of that shocking habit yet.'

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Yulka showed me the baby and told me that Antonia was shocking wheat on the southwest quarter.

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It is shocking without being tragic, for no disaster follows.

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Price plaintively; "it would be so very shocking! If I have spoken once to Rebecca about that carpet, I am sure I have spoke at least a dozen times; have not I, Betsey?

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