noun
[ pl. ] actions that are done to deliberately shock people in order to persuade them to do sth or to react in a particular way
noun
[ pl. ] actions that are done to deliberately shock people in order to persuade them to do sth or to react in a particular way
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005