Shocking weather ˈshockingly adv wordreference random house learners dictionary of american english © 2025 Collins concise english dictionary © harpercollins publishers:: Offensive, upsetting, or immoral: Shocking /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/ adj causing shock, horror, or disgust shocking pink ⇒ a vivid or garish shade of pink informal very bad or terrible: The meaning of shocking is extremely startling, distressing, or offensive. How to use shocking in a sentence. Extremely bad or unpleasant, or of very low quality: It is shocking that nothing was said. You can say that something is shocking if you think that it is morally wrong. Causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc. This was a shocking invasion of privacy. See examples of shocking used in a sentence.

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