Associations to the word «Shocking»

Wiktionary

SHOCKING, adjective. Inspiring shock; startling
SHOCKING, adjective. Unusually obscene or lewd
SHOCKING, adjective. (colloquial) Extremely bad
SHOCKING, verb. Present participle of shock
SHOCKING, noun. The application of an electric shock.
SHOCKING PINK, noun. A very bright pink colour.
SHOCKING PINK, adjective. Of a very bright pink colour.

Dictionary definition

SHOCKING, adjective. Glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism; "lurid details of the accident".
SHOCKING, adjective. 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".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.