shocking

Inspiring shock; startling.

Adjective

  1. Inspiring shock; startling.
  2. Unusually obscene or lewd.
  3. Extremely bad.
    • What a shocking calamity!

Origin

Etymology tree English shock English -ing English shocking From shock + -ing.

Forms

more shocking most shocking

Derived

shockingly shockingness shocking pink unshocking

Noun

  1. The application of an electric shock.
    • We terrorize millions of vulnerable and defenseless animals daily with painful shockings, beatings, brandings, […] - 2005, Will Tuttle, The World Peace Diet:

Forms

shockings

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of shock