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Another word for shocking

Adjective

  1. Disgracefully and grossly offensive

    2. See also:

    right

  2. Very bad

    3. See also:

    good

  3. Beyond all reason

    4. Idioms:
    See also:

    usual

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Another word for shocking

Modifier
    2. See also:

    offensive

    frightful

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Sentence Examples

  • His touch was like shocking herself, and she jumped.

  • Floating in the shocking cold, she oriented herself in the darkness.

  • With his hands to his face, he burst into tears, shocking us.

  • For a moment she had the shocking realization that the situation was out of control.

  • Before he could answer, the bedside telephone shrilled, its shocking ring penetrating the late night stillness.

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