shocking

shocking is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Shock. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 20 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Shock
2. adjective. Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting.
3. adjective. giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation- Thackeray

   "scandalous behavior"

   "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"

   Synonyms: disgraceful, scandalous, shameful

4. adjective. glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

   "lurid details of the accident"

   Synonyms: lurid

Synonyms

disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, lurid

Common word forms

shock, shockingly, shockingness

Words from these letters

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