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shocking
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???k??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /???k??/
- Rhymes: -?k??
Adjective
shocking (comparative more shocking, superlative most shocking)
- Inspiring shock; startling.
- Unusually obscene or lewd.
- (colloquial) Extremely bad.
- What a shocking calamity!
Synonyms
See Thesaurus:surprising
Translations
Verb
shocking
- present participle of shock
Noun
shocking (plural shockings)
- The application of an electric shock.
Anagrams
- Hockings, chokings
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appalling
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??p??l??/
- Rhymes: -??l??
- Hyphenation: ap?pall?ing
Verb
appalling
- present participle of appall
Adjective
appalling (comparative more appalling, superlative most appalling)
- Horrifying and astonishing.
- That was an appalling waste of money.
- Extremely bad; terrible
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with appealing.
Synonyms
- awful, grotesque, horrid, hideous, terrible
Derived terms
- appallingly
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