shocking

/ˈʃɒkɪŋ/ adjective

Translation

UPSETTING › very surprising and upsetting or immoral

üzücü, şok edici, hayrete düşürücü

shocking news This report contains scenes that some people may find shocking.9859702134

BAD UK › very bad

berbat, çok kötü, iğrenç

My memory is shocking.2110967963985

shockingly adverb ›

şaşırtıcı bir şekilde

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

If a reason, argument or explanation holds water, it is true

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