Definition
Extremely surprising, offensive, or upsetting in a way that makes you feel suddenly surprised or disturbed.
Etymology
From 'shock', which entered English in the 1500s from French 'choc' meaning collision or impact. The -ing suffix makes it an adjective describing something that delivers that impact.
Kelly Says
Humans are designed to pay attention to shocking things—it's an evolutionary survival mechanism—which is why sensational news spreads faster than accurate news; our brains literally can't ignore surprises because historically, they often meant danger.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
skokkend
skok-kent
AMአማርኛ
ግርግር የሚያስከትል
gir-gir ye-mi-yas-ket-l
BGБългарски
шокиращ
sho-ki-RASHT
BNবাংলা
আঘাতজনক
a-ghat-jo-nok
CACatalà
impactant
im-pak-TANT
CSČeština
šokující
sho-ku-YEE-tsi
DADansk
chokerende
sho-ke-REN-de
DEDeutsch
schockierend
sho-KEE-rent
ELΕλληνικά
σοκαριστικός
so-ka-ris-ti-KOS
ESEspañol
impactante
im-pak-TAN-te
ETEesti
šokeeriv
sho-ke-E-riv
EUEuskara
hunkigarri
hun-ki-GA-rri
FAفارسی
شوک آور
shok aavar
FRFrançais
choquant
sho-KAHN
GLGalego
impactante
im-pak-TAN-te
HIहिन्दी
चौंकाने वाला
chaun-ka-ne va-la
HRHrvatski
šokantan
sho-KAN-tan
HUMagyar
sokkoló
shok-ko-LO
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengejutkan
meng-e-jut-KAN
ITItaliano
scioccante
shok-KAN-te
JA日本語
衝撃的な
sho-ge-ki-te-ki na
KO한국어
충격적인
chung-gyeok-jeog-in
LTLietuvių
šokiruojantis
sho-ki-RUO-yan-tis
LVLatviešu
šokējošs
sho-KE-yosh
MSBahasa Melayu
mengejutkan
meng-e-jut-KAN
MYမြန်မာ
အံ့သြစရာ
an-thaw-sa-ya
NLNederlands
schokkend
SKHOK-kent
NONorsk
sjokkerende
shok-ke-REN-de
PLPolski
szokujący
sho-ku-YON-tsy
PTPortuguês
chocante
sho-KAN-te
RUРусский
шокирующий
sha-ki-RU-yu-shchee
SKSlovenčina
šokujúci
sho-ku-YOO-tsi
SLSlovenščina
šokanten
sho-KAN-ten
SRСрпски
шокантан
sho-kan-tan
SVSvenska
chockerande
shok-e-RAN-de
SWKiswahili
mshtuko
m-shu-TU-ko
TAதமிழ்
அதிர்ச்சி தரும்
a-thir-chi tha-rum
TEతెలుగు
షాకింగ్
shaa-king
TRTürkçe
şok edici
shok e-di-JI
UKУкраїнська
шокуючий
sho-ku-YA-chyy
URاردو
صدمہ انگیز
sad-ma an-geez
VITiếng Việt
gây sốc
gay sok
ZH中文
令人震惊的
lìng rén zhèn jīng de