shocking

/ˈʃɒkɪŋ/ adjective

Definition

UPSETTING › very surprising and upsetting or immoral: shocking news This report contains scenes that some people may find shocking.

BAD UK › very bad: My memory is shocking.

shockingly adverb

(Definition of shocking adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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