Rotten and Shocking

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Rotten adjective - Not giving pleasure to the mind or senses.

Usage example: had a rotten time while on vacation

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Shocking and rotten are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Shocking" instead an adjective "Rotten".

Nearby Words: rottenness, rottenly

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

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

Nearby Words: shock, shocked, shockingly, shocker

Rotten.com: he overall tone of the comments beneath the shocking photographs and in the articles in the Rotten Library.

Source: Black Comedy
Black Comedy: The overall tone of the comments beneath the shocking photographs and in the articles in the Rotten Library.

Source: Website / Rotten.com

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