Polyglot Dictionary

erschütternd

/ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐnt/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. shocking

    Built from erschüttern (to shake) + -d (-ing).

    • Die Bilder sind erschütternd.

      The pictures are shocking.

Made of

  • erschüttern to shake
  • -d -ing

Similar words

sensationell

Close synonyms for something shocking; erschütternd leans toward deeply disturbing, sensationell toward attention-grabbing (and can be positive).

Similar in other languages

Spanish

chocante

chocante is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "shocking."

Spanish

estremecedor

estremecedor is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "shocking."

Portuguese

chocante

chocante is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "shocking."

Practice

1 What does erschütternd mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Bilder sind ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erschütternd?

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