shocked, shocked
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English
34
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Ironically or hypocritically pretending to be shocked.
Example Sentences
- "Lawyers for Mike Milken, the chief junk-bond prestidigitator and 1990’s most gleefully anticipated defendant, say they are shocked — shocked! — that federal prosecutors have been leaking stories about his case to the Times and The Wall Street Journal. Imagine: responsible professionals improperly bartering inside information to enhance their own position."
- "The Washington Post's Dana Milbank is shocked, shocked to find "stagecraft" going on in the White House briefing room"
- "At this late date, it could scarcely be taken as genuine were a state to exclaim suddenly that it was shocked ... shocked to find that it was being overflown during reentry, à la Captain Louis Renault in Casablanca."
- "It’s tempting to roll one’s eyes at women who are shocked, shocked to discover sexism in a political party led by Donald Trump."