shocking

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. glaringly vivid and graphic;
marked by sensationalism (Freq. 1)
- lurid details of the accident
• Syn:
lurid
• Similar to:
sensational
• Derivationally related forms:
luridness (for: lurid)
2. giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
- scandalous behavior
- "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray
- the most shocking book of its time
• Syn:
disgraceful, scandalous, shameful
• Similar to:
immoral
• Derivationally related forms:
shamefulness (for: shameful), scandal (for: scandalous), scandalousness (for: scandalous)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, lurid