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shocking
('/S//A/k/i//N/ )

adjective (a)

  • Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    lurid
    source: wordnet30
  • giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation(adj.all)
    Example:
    The most shocking book of its time.
    source: wordnet30
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