Offending and Shocking

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Offending adjective - Offending against or breaking a law or rule.

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

Nearby Words: offend, offended, offender

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

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

Nearby Words: shock, shocked, shockingly, shocker

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