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shocking

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???k??/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /???k??/
  • Rhymes: -?k??

Adjective

shocking (comparative more shocking, superlative most shocking)

  1. Inspiring shock; startling.
  2. Unusually obscene or lewd.
  3. (colloquial) Extremely bad.
    What a shocking calamity!

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:surprising

Translations

Verb

shocking

  1. present participle of shock

Noun

shocking (plural shockings)

  1. The application of an electric shock.

Anagrams

  • Hockings, chokings

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scornful

English

Etymology

scorn +? -ful

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?sk??nf?l/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?sk??nf?l/
  • Hyphenation: scorn?ful

Adjective

scornful (comparative more scornful, superlative most scornful)

  1. Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous.

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