a. | 1. | Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting. |
Adj. | 1. | shocking - glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism; "lurid details of the accident" Synonyms: lurid |
2. | shocking - 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" |