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},
{
"alt": "むほうな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "muhō-na",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "無法な"
},
{
"alt": "けしからん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "keshikaran",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "怪しからん"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "rūtaki"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "uhørt"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "oburzający"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "skandaliczny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "ultrajante"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "insultuoso"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "exurbitante"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "scandalos"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "rușinos"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "revoltător"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vopijúščij",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "вопию́щий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vozmutítelʹnyj",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "возмути́тельный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "indignante"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "inaudito"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "escandaloso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "apabullante"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "aberrante"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "atroz"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "desaforado"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "obúrlyvyj",
"sense": "shocking",
"word": "обу́рливий"
}
],
"word": "outrageous"
}
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