No. 14,988 in German
schockierend
Shocking.
In a sentence
Das Ende des Films war schockierend.
The ending of the movie was shocking.
The word 'schockierend' here acts as a descriptive adjective to express a surprising or unsettling event experienced at the end of the film.
Es ist schockierend, wie schlecht die Umwelt behandelt wird.
It is shocking how poorly the environment is treated.
In this sentence, 'schockierend' serves as an opinion-based adjective to indicate the speaker's strong reaction to the treatment of the environment.
Die Nachricht war so schockierend, dass niemand sie glauben konnte.
The news was so shocking that nobody could believe it.
Here, 'schockierend' functions as an adjective describing the nature of the news, emphasizing its impact on disbelief among people.
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