SHOCKING


Meaning of SHOCKING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʃɒkɪŋ ]

1.

You can say that something is shocking if you think that it is very bad. ( INFORMAL )

The media coverage was shocking...

= appalling

ADJ

• shock‧ing‧ly

His memory was becoming shockingly bad.

ADV : ADV adj / adv

2.

You can say that something is shocking if you think that it is morally wrong.

It is shocking that nothing was said...

ADJ : oft it v-link ADJ that / to-inf

• shock‧ing‧ly

Shockingly, this useless and dangerous surgery did not end until the 1930s.

ADV

3.

see also shock

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