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shock·ing: adjective and adverb
shock: I. noun II. transitive verb III. intransitive verb IV. adjective and adverb
shock: noun
ˈshell shock: noun
ˈshock ab·sorb·er: noun
ˈshock thera·py: noun
ˈshock troops: noun
ˈshock wave: noun

shock·ing [ˈʃɒkɪŋ] ADJ

1. shocking (distressing):

shocking

shocking

2. shocking esp Am (surprising):

shocking

shocking

3. shocking (offensive):

shocking

shocking

shocking

shocking crime

nezaslišan zločin

4. shocking esp Brit inf (appallingly bad):

shocking

shocking

shocking

my memory is shocking

imam izredno slab spomin

I . shock¹ [ʃɒk] N

1. shock (unpleasant surprise):

šok m

[neprijetno] presenečenje n

pretres m

prepare yourself for a shock

pripravi se na šok

to give sb the shock of his/her life

na smrt prestrašiti koga

a shock to the system

nepričakovani šok

to come as a shock

to come as a shock

2. shock inf (electric shock):

električni udar m

3. shock no pl (serious health condition):

šok m

to be in [a state of] shock

4. shock (violent shaking):

sunek m

udarec m

an earthquake shock

5. shock no pl (impact):

vpliv m

shock, horror! iron

strah in groza!

II . shock¹ [ʃɒk] VB trans

pretresati [perf pretresti ]

osupljati [perf osupniti]

to shock sb deeply

zelo pretresti koga

III . shock¹ [ʃɒk] VB intr

shock (deeply)

pretresati [perf pretresti]

IV . shock¹ [ʃɒk] ADJ attr esp Brit Aus (surprising)

shock² [ʃɒk] N

shock of hair

ˈshell shock N no pl

shell shock

duševna travma f zaradi vojskovanja

shell shock

vojna psihoza f

ˈshock ab·sorb·er N AUTO

shock absorber

ˈshock thera·py N, ˈshock treat·ment N

shock therapy

šok terapija f

ˈshock troops N pl

shock troops

udarne enote f pl

ˈshock wave N

1. shock wave PHYS:

2. shock wave fig:

the news sent shock waves through the financial world

novica je pretresla finančni svet

Usage examples with shocking

shocking crime

nezaslišan zločin

my memory is shocking

imam izredno slab spomin

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English

In a shocking act of savagery, she says he set fire to a bowl of nail polish remover while her hand was in it. www.sundayworld.com

This included art that was shocking, painful and realistic rather than beautiful, such as several self-portraits that showed mastectomy scars. en.wikipedia.org

Shocking footage of the aftermath of the crash shows desperate passersby trying to rescue the boy from the top-deck. www.telegraph.co.uk

But are we inured, nowadays, to anything that would have been shocking back in the swinging '60s? news.nationalpost.com

Some early accounts blamed a gas lamp, as people tried to make sense of the shocking tragedy amid old and new technology, but the church was not equipped with gas. en.wikipedia.org

Her slide show included her negative comments about black women wearing natural hairstyles in the workplace, calling them shocking, inappropriate, and political. en.wikipedia.org

A high school girl is discovered dead on a rooftop in town, shocking the residents and pressuring the incompetent police to find the killer. en.wikipedia.org

The first version overwhelms the reader with its intimacy, its torrent of lament and letting-go, which is both shocking and compulsive. en.wikipedia.org

It's a shocking and disheartening turn of events for one of the more intriguing metal bands of the '90s. en.wikipedia.org

They live hand-to-mouth, always just a step or two ahead of destitution, and their interpersonal relationships are unorthodox and shocking by the standards of their society and times. en.wikipedia.org

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