Odd and Shocking

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Odd adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.

Usage example: odd behavior that prompted one of the waiting passengers to alert airport security

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Shocking and odd are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shocking" instead an adjective "Odd".

Nearby Words: oddity, oddly

Shocking adjective - Causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness.

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Odd and shocking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Odd" instead an adjective "Shocking".

Nearby Words: shock, shocked, shockingly, shocker

Some are Played for Laughs, some are Played for Drama, but it's shocking how long it can take people to notice they're accidents, and it's odd how often these accidents show up.

Source: Accidental Index
This explains to some degree the rather odd tone in the scene in the movie, where Lefferts' denial of Christ is inexplicably treated as a shocking moment.

Source: Literature / Elmer Gantry
Your Normal Is Our Taboo: Its series Taboo deals a lot with practices that are normal for certain cultures that Westerners would find shocking, obscene, odd or taboo.

Source: Creator / National Geographic Channel

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