EnglishMain Dictionary
shocking
Universal Words
adjective
1 that offends or upsets people; that is morally wrong:
shocking behaviour * shocking news * It is shocking that they involved children in the crime. * a shocking waste of money
2 (informal, especially BrE) very bad:
The house was left in a shocking state.
shockingly adverb:
a shockingly high mortality rate * She looked shockingly ill.
