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- [shok-ing]
- /ˈʃɒk ɪŋ/
- /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shok-ing]
- /ˈʃɒk ɪŋ/
Definitions of shocking word
- adjective shocking causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc. 1
- adjective shocking very bad: shocking manners. 1
- noun shocking a group of sheaves of grain placed on end and supporting one another in the field. 1
- verb with object shocking to make into shocks. 1
- verb without object shocking to undergo a shock. 1
- adjective shocking emotionally disturbing 1
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Origin of shocking
First appearance:
before 1685 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1685-95; shock1 + -ing2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Shocking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shocking popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shocking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shocking
adj shocking
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- appalling — Something that is appalling is so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you.
- astounding — If something is astounding, you are shocked or amazed that it could exist or happen.
- atrocious — If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
- blood-stained — stained with blood: a bloodstained knife.
noun shocking
- atrocity — An atrocity is a very cruel, shocking action.
- barbarousness — The state or quality of being barbarous.
- fiendishness — The quality of being fiendish.
- horridness — The quality of being horrid.
- indecorum — indecorous behavior or character.
adjective shocking
- alarming — Something that is alarming makes you feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- astonishing — Something that is astonishing is very surprising.
- bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- corpselike — Resembling a corpse.
- deplorable — If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
Top questions with shocking
- how long to wait to swim after shocking pool?
- how long to wait after shocking pool to swim?
- how long after shocking a pool before swimming?
- why were flappers shocking to society?
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