Shocking and Weird

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Shocking adjective - Causing fear.

Usage example: the shocking appearance of a shark just a few yards off shore

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

Nearby Words: shock, shocked, shockingly, shocker

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

Usage example: always has a somewhat weird opinion of what's happening in the news

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Shocking and weird are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shocking" instead an adjective "Weird".

Nearby Words: weirdo, weirdly, weirding, weirded

It's especially weird in an anime-only Train smashes Creed's, er, sword with his gun, and Creed lies there mumbling, "That's it it's shocking" with tears in his eyes.

Source: I Didn't Mean to Turn You On
The trope is subverted when she defeats you, however, when instead of getting depressed, you stay strong taking her insults like a champ, shocking her and making her feel weird having her plan foiled.

Source: Video Game / Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Shocking Elimination : As the show's nature, almost every episode feature one or more pre-show favorite player(s) got eliminated by someone else, usually weird reasons like being backsstabbed.

Source: Series / Battle For Money Sentouchuu

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