The meaning of SHOCKING is extremely startling, distressing, or offensive. How to use shocking in a sentence.

SHOCKING definition: causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc. See examples of shocking used in a sentence.

SHOCKING definition: 1. offensive, upsetting, or immoral: 2. extremely bad or unpleasant, or of very low quality: 3…. Learn more.

Define shocking. shocking synonyms, shocking pronunciation, shocking translation, English dictionary definition of shocking. adj. 1. Highly disturbing emotionally.

You can say that something is shocking if you think that it is morally wrong. It is shocking that nothing was said. This was a shocking invasion of privacy.

Definition of shocking adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5 days ago · shocking (comparative more shocking, superlative most shocking) Inspiring shock; startling. Unusually obscene or lewd. (colloquial) Extremely bad.