shocking
11shocking — / ʃɑkiŋ/, it. / ʃɔk:ing/ agg. ingl. [der. del verbo (to ) shock urtare, colpire ]. 1. [che colpisce emotivamente: uno spettacolo s. ] ▶◀ impressionante, scioccante, traumatizzante. ↓ emozionante. 2. [di colore, molto intenso: rosa s. ] ▶◀ acceso …
12shocking — *appalling, *fearful, awful, dreadful, frightful, terrible, terrific, horrible, horrific Analogous words: *ghastly, gruesome, lurid, macabre, grisly, grim: odious, abhorrent, abominable, *hateful: *repugnant, repellent, distasteful, obnoxious …
13shocking — [adj] outrageous; very surprising abominable, appalling, atrocious, awful, burning, crying, desperate, detestable, direful, disgraceful, disgusting, disquieting, distressing, dreadful, fearful, formidable, foul, frightful, ghastly, glaring,… …
14shocking — ► ADJECTIVE 1) causing shock or disgust. 2) Brit. informal very bad. DERIVATIVES shockingly adverb …
15shocking — adj. 1) shocking to + inf. (it is shocking to read of such crimes) 2) shocking that + clause (it s shocking that the article was censored) * * * [ ʃɒkɪŋ] shocking to + inf. (it is shocking to read of such crimes) shocking that + clause (it s… …
16shocking — shock|ing S3 [ˈʃɔkıŋ US ˈʃa:k ] adj 1.) very surprising, upsetting, and difficult to believe ▪ the shocking news that Mark had hanged himself ▪ a shocking discovery ▪ The anger in his face was shocking. 2.) morally wrong ▪ It s shocking that… …
17shocking — [[t]ʃɒ̱kɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED You can say that something is shocking if you think that it is very bad. [INFORMAL] The media coverage was shocking... I must have been in a shocking state last night. Syn: appalling Derived words: shockingly ADV ADV …
18shocking — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ▪ find sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …
19shocking */ — UK [ˈʃɒkɪŋ] / US [ˈʃɑkɪŋ] adjective 1) a) something that is shocking makes you feel extremely surprised or upset b) used about something immoral that offends or embarrasses you scenes of shocking violence 2) British informal very bad shocking… …
20shocking — adj. & adv. adj. 1 causing indignation or disgust. 2 colloq. very bad (shocking weather). adv. colloq. shockingly (shocking bad manners). Phrases and idioms: shocking pink a vibrant shade of pink. Derivatives: shockingly adv. shockingness n …
