shocking

adjective

Highly disturbing emotionally.

adjective

Highly offensive; indecent or distasteful.

adjective

Very vivid or intense in tone.

Causing a shock of indignation, disgust, distress, or horror; extremely offensive, painful, or repugnant.

Synonyms Wicked, Scandalous, etc. (see atrocious), frightful, dreadful, terrible, revolting, abominable, execrable, appalling.

adjective

Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting.

adjective

Inspiring shock; startling

adjective

Unusually obscene or lewd

adjective

Extremely bad

verb

Present participle of shock.