shocking
B2Frequent NGSL-2UK /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/US /ˈʃɑːkɪŋ/
Meaning
adjective
that offends or upsets people; that is morally wrong
“shocking behaviour”
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“To me, the most shocking thing about grit is how little we know, how little science knows, about building it.”
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To me, the most shocking thing about grit is how little we know, how little science knows, about building it.
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