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Shocking vs Shockingness - What's the difference?

shocking | shockingness |

As nouns the difference between shocking and shockingness

is that shocking is the application of an electric shock while shockingness is the state or quality of being shocking.

As an adjective shocking

is inspiring shock; startling.

As a verb shocking

is .

shocking

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Inspiring shock; startling
  • Unusually obscene or lewd
  • (colloquial) Extremely bad

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    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The application of an electric shock.
  • * 2005 , Will Tuttle, The World Peace Diet
    • We terrorize millions of vulnerable and defenseless animals daily with painful shockings , beatings, brandings,

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    shockingness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or quality of being shocking.