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A sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience
“It took me a while to get over the shock that I had just been laid off from the company that I had been loyal to for years.”
A sudden and violent emotional disturbance
“I had a genuine shock when I discovered what my son had done to my car.”
A violent shaking movement caused by an impact, explosion, or tremor
“He collapsed onto the floor to absorb the shock of the impact.”
A forceful clash of two entities
“Frank reeled backward from the shock of the blow.”
An acute medical condition associated with a fall in blood pressure
“He has been at the hospital for three days recovering from shock and loss of blood.”
An unkempt or thick mass of hair
“I just met a striking young woman whose hair escaped in a shock of dark anarchic curls.”
A great and sudden disaster or misfortune
Inability to deal with or understand something
A shaking or movement of the ground caused by geological activity
An illuminating realization or discovery
A fit of feeling annoyed, offended or resentful
Heart failure
Mental torment or distress
The consequences or negative results of a thing or event
A unit, grouping or configuration of things
A sudden involuntary movement caused by shock or surprise
A small part broken off or separated from something
A breakdown of peaceful behavior
Hairs collectively, especially those growing on a person's head
An unexpected turn of events, typically in a story
(narratology) A technique of having something occur suddenly to frighten the audience
A large quantity of something
A rectangular or cylindrical pile of hay, straw, or grain in sheaf
A pulse, such as of electrical energy
The state of being unhappy, disappointed, or anxious
Traumatic event
Aftershock or aftereffects
An instance, or the result, of being physically hurt or injured
The quality or state of being stolid or unemotional
The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted
To offend the moral feelings of
“His insensitive remarks would shock most people.”
To frighten or cause fear in
“News that we were under investigation would shock us.”
To stimulate into action
To cause to feel hurt, upset, or resentful
To make numb, as by cold or anesthetic
To charge or damage with electrostatic discharge
To be detrimental to
Blush, make rosy
To be victorious over
Surprising or shocking in nature
“The magazine has an exclusive about Kim Kardashian's latest shock revelation about what she eats for breakfast.”
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