shocking

Definition for shocking

adjective as in outrageous; very surprising

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appalling, awful, disgraceful, disgusting, disquieting, distressing, dreadful, ghastly, heinous, horrible, horrific, horrifying, shameful, terrible, ugly

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burning, crying, foul, glaring, nauseating, revolting, sickening, stupefying

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abominable, atrocious, desperate, detestable, direful, fearful, formidable, frightful, hateful, hideous, loathsome, monstrous, odious, offensive, repulsive, scandalous, unspeakable

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"It's shocking, even after all these years in this job."

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“But suddenly, somehow, he was back, dishing it out. It was shocking.”

From Los Angeles Times

"She was formidable and it's incredibly shocking news, because she completely changed how we think about other species and how we think about ourselves - she challenged human exceptionalism," he said.

From BBC

News of the Australian stars’ separation broke Monday afternoon, shocking pop culture enthusiasts and swiftly inspiring memes by AMC Theater devotees.

From Los Angeles Times

He was also secretly working for Panorama, capturing shocking video evidence of misogyny, racism and officers revelling in the use of force.

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