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Meaning of shocking

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  shocking
      adj 1: glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism;
             "lurid details of the accident" [syn: {lurid},
             {shocking}]
      2: giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to
         reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally
         shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most
         shocking book of its time" [syn: {disgraceful}, {scandalous},
         {shameful}, {shocking}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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