shocking

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
  2. verb strike with disgust or revulsion
  3. verb strike with horror or terror

Etymology

From shock + -ing.

In classic literature

Synonyms

shock, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback

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