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    shock-horror

    adjective

    • 1. causing great public outrage: informal British "a shock-horror TV advertising campaign"

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  3. SHOCK, HORROR! definition: 1. an expression used when you are pretending to feel very shocked by a piece of news: 2. an…. Learn more.

  4. The meaning of SHOCK HORROR is —used to say that one is surprised by something unpleasant or upsetting when one really is not. How to use shock horror in a sentence.

  5. shock horror. 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A shock horror story is presented in a way that is intended to cause great shock or anger. [informal] The media is full of shock-horror headlines about under-age crime. 2. exclamation.

  6. What does the word shock-horror mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word shock-horror . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  7. shock, horror! meaning: 1. an expression used when you are pretending to feel very shocked by a piece of news: 2. an…. Learn more.

  8. Definition of shock-horror adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. shock horror. Ironically used to indicate that something is not surprising or horrific in the slighted. The CEO's comments about women being better suited to raising children has led to—shock horror—a huge and scathing backlash against him across the internet.

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