shocking
adjective
[ ˈʃɒkɪŋ ]
• causing indignation or disgust; offensive.
• "shocking behaviour"
shock
verb
• cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.
• "she was shocked at the state of his injuries"
• affect with physiological shock, or with an electric shock.
• "if a patient is deeply shocked, measurement of blood pressure may be difficult"
• collide violently.
• "carriage after carriage shocked fiercely against the engine"
Origin:
mid 16th century: from French choc (noun), choquer (verb), of unknown origin. The original senses were ‘throw (troops) into confusion by charging at them’ and ‘an encounter between charging forces’, giving rise to the notion of ‘sudden violent blow or impact’.
shock
verb
• arrange (sheaves of grain) in a shock.
• "the grain is shocked in the field after it is cut"
Origin:
Middle English: perhaps from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schok, of unknown origin.
