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Adjective Causing a feeling of surprise and dismay appalling dreadful horrible ghastly horrifying disgusting hideous outrageous scandalous awful disgraceful monstrous offensive revolting terrible abominable frightful odious repulsive sickening atrocious distressing foul horrific nauseating loathsome unspeakable abhorrent disquieting repellent repugnant horrendous obscene vile grisly stupefying disturbing horrid perturbing upsetting agitating amazing astonishing bad bewildering dire distasteful evil fearful fulsome grewsome gross gruesome lurid macabre nasty nauseous nightmare nightmarish noisome noxious obnoxious overwhelming rancid repellant staggering startling stunning terrific ugly unsettling abysmal deplorable godawful hellacious surprising unnerving burning crying desperate detestable from hell glaring hateful heinous shameful wicked “And a Missouri family got a shocking surprise when they moved into their apartment.” Adjective Causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness amazing astonishing astounding blindsiding dumbfounding dumfounding eye-opening flabbergasting jarring jaw-dropping jolting startling stunning stupefying surprising “… we all clustered around to hear the shocking news of our colleague's sudden death.” Adjective Causing fear alarming dire direful dread dreadful fearful fearsome forbidding formidable frightening frightful ghastly hair-raising horrendous horrible horrifying intimidating redoubtable scary spine-chilling terrible terrifying “… the shocking appearance of a shark just a few yards off shore.” Verb Present participle for to offend the moral feelings of appalling horrifying outraging disgusting offending revolting stunning nauseating scandalisingUK scandalizingUS sickening agitating astounding disquieting jolting rocking staggering traumatisingUK traumatizingUS unsettling amazing astonishing disconcerting repelling shaking startling surprising upsetting distressing disturbing dumbfounding flooring bewildering dazing discomposing displeasing perturbing provoking shaking up stupefying throwing unnerving appalling dismaying dumfounding flabbergasting jarring paralysingUK abashing angering antagonisingUK antagonizingUS overcoming overwhelming awing aweing devastating electrifying insulting numbing paralyzingUS thunderstriking bowling over giving offence to taking aback grossing out knocking out raising someone's eyebrows throwing a curve completely surprising knocking for six setting someone back on their heels shaking out of your complacency giving a turn giving someone a turn hitting like ton of bricks taking the wind out of your sails “His insensitive remarks would shock most people.” Verb Present participle for to strike with fear alarming scaring startling terrifying frightening horrifying spooking panicking terrorisingUK terrorizingUS affrighting frighting scarifying alaruming “News that we were under investigation would shock us.” Find more words! 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