a shocking waste

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• shocking — shock|ing S3 [ˈʃɔkıŋ US ˈʃa:k ] adj 1.) very surprising, upsetting, and difficult to believe ▪ the shocking news that Mark had hanged himself ▪ a shocking discovery ▪ The anger in his face was shocking. 2.) morally wrong ▪ It s shocking that… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• shocking */ — UK [ˈʃɒkɪŋ] / US [ˈʃɑkɪŋ] adjective 1) a) something that is shocking makes you feel extremely surprised or upset b) used about something immoral that offends or embarrasses you scenes of shocking violence 2) British informal very bad shocking… …   English dictionary

• waste — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 missing an opportunity to do/use sth ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, total, utter ▪ The whole thing has been a complete waste of time. ▪ big, colossal …   Collocations dictionary

• shocking — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ▪ find sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …   Collocations dictionary

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