| ADJECTIVE | all | shocking, lurid | glaringly vivid and graphic |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | shocking, disgraceful, scandalous, shameful | giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation |
| Sounds | shaa'kihng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | lurid | |
| Broader | sensational | Causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion |
| Spanish | escalofriante, espeluznante, horripilante | |
| Catalan | esborronador, esborronant, esgarrifós, horripilant | |
| Meaning | Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the most shocking book of its time" | |
| Synonyms | disgraceful, scandalous, shameful | |
| Broader | immoral | deliberately violating / violating accepted principles of right and wrong |
| Spanish | denigrante, deshonroso, escandaloso, infamante, infame, ultrajante, vergonzoso | |
| Catalan | denigrant, deshonrós, infame, ultratjant, vergonyós | |
| Adverbs | shockingly | very badly |
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