shockable
Definition
Adjective: - Capable of being shocked, easily shocked or offended: Describes a person who is easily disturbed, upset, or offended by something surprising, vulgar, or morally questionable. It implies a sensibility or susceptibility to being shocked.
Usage
The adjective "shockable" is used to describe a person's character or emotional state. It is typically used in a descriptive or comparative sense. - It often carries a slightly negative or judgmental connotation, suggesting the person is perhaps naive, prudish, or overly sensitive. - It is the direct opposite of "unshockable."
Examples
Advanced Usage
- "No longer shockable": A common phrase indicating that someone has become desensitized due to repeated exposure to shocking things.
- After twenty years as a paramedic, she was no longer shockable by the scenes she witnessed.
Variants and Related Words
- Shock (verb/noun): The act or feeling of being shocked.
- Shocked (adjective): The state of having been shocked.
- Unshockable (adjective): Incapable of being shocked; the direct antonym of "shockable."
Synonyms
- Prudish
- Easily offended
- Squeamish
- Naive (in this context)
Antonyms
- Unshockable
- Desensitized
- Worldly
- Jaded
Adjective
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capable of being shocked
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