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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Dictionary Results for shocking:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
shocking
    adj 1: glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism;
           "lurid details of the accident" [syn: lurid,
           shocking]
    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, shocking]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shock \Shock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shocked; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Shocking.] [OE. schokken; cf. D. schokken, F. choquer, Sp.
   chocar. [root]161. Cf. Chuck to strike, Jog, Shake,
   Shock a striking, Shog, n. & v.]
   1. To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to
      strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence.
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            Come the three corners of the world in arms,
            And we shall shock them.              --Shak.
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            I shall never forget the force with which he shocked
            De Vipont.                            --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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   2. To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to
      cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates.
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            Advise him not to shock a father's will. --Dryden.
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   3. (Physiol.) To subject to the action of an electrical
      discharge so as to cause a more or less violent depression
      or commotion of the nervous system.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shocking \Shock"ing\, a.
   Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially,
   causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive
   or disgusting.
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         The grossest and most shocking villainies. --Secker.
   [1913 Webster] -- Shock"ing*ly, adv. -- Shock"ing*ness,
   n.
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