shocking

adj 1: glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism;

"lurid details of the accident" [syn: {lurid}]

2: giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to

reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally

shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most

shocking book of its time" [syn: {disgraceful}, {scandalous},

{shameful}]