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What is the verb for shock?

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shock
  1. To cause to be emotionally shocked.
  2. To give an electric shock.
  3. (obsolete, intransitive) To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. appal, horrify, outrage, disgust, offend, revolt, stun, nauseate, scandalise, scandalize, sicken, agitate, astound, disquiet, jolt, rock, stagger, traumatise, traumatize, unsettle, amaze, astonish, disconcert, repel, shake, startle, surprise, upset, distress, disturb, dumbfound, floor, bewilder, daze, discompose, displease, perturb, provoke, stupefy, throw, unnerve, appall, dismay, dumfound, flabbergast, jar, paralyse, abash, anger, antagonise … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “His insensitive remarks would shock most people.”
      “News that we were under investigation would shock us.”
shock
  1. To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. appal, horrify, outrage, disgust, offend, revolt, stun, nauseate, scandalise, scandalize, sicken, agitate, astound, disquiet, jolt, rock, stagger, traumatise, traumatize, unsettle, amaze, astonish, disconcert, repel, shake, startle, surprise, upset, distress, disturb, dumbfound, floor, bewilder, daze, discompose, displease, perturb, provoke, stupefy, throw, unnerve, appall, dismay, dumfound, flabbergast, jar, paralyse, abash, anger, antagonise … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “His insensitive remarks would shock most people.”
      “News that we were under investigation would shock us.”
shockt
  1. (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of shock
shocked
  1. simple past tense and past participle of shock
  2. Synonyms:
      3. scared, frightened, panicked, terrified, petrified, startled, alarmed, horrified, intimidated, daunted, unnerved, scarified, affrighted, dismayed, frighted, spooked, terrorized, filled with fear, gave someone the heebie-jeebies, made nervous, put the wind up, scared stiff, scared the pants off, scared to death, struck terror into, appalled, terrorised, alarumed, upset, cowed, disturbed, agitated, disconcerted, perturbed, browbeat, bullied, disquieted, unsettled, worried, bothered, flustered, awed, discomposed, rattled, put the fear of God into, scared the bejesus out of, put off, ruffled, troubled, fazed … more
shocking
  1. present participle of shock
  2. Synonyms:
      3. amazing, astonishing, astounding, blowing away, stupefying, bewildering, blowing one's mind, bowling over, flabbergasting, impressing, staggering, stunning, surprising, baffling, dazzling, dumbfounding, flummoxing, mystifying, puzzling, alluring, attracting, awing, beguiling, bewitching, captivating, charming, electrifying, enchanting, enthralling, mind-bending, perplexing, startling, striking, appalling, outraging, horrifying, revolting, disgusting, offending, scandalizing, sickening, nauseating, unsettling, rocking, jolting, traumatizing, agitating, disquieting, shaking, disconcerting … more
shocks
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shock
  2. Synonyms:
      3. appals, horrifies, outrages, disgusts, offends, revolts, stuns, nauseates, scandalises, scandalizes, sickens, agitates, astounds, disquiets, jolts, rocks, staggers, traumatises, traumatizes, unsettles, amazes, astonishes, disconcerts, repels, shakes, startles, surprises, upsets, distresses, disturbs, dumbfounds, floors, bewilders, dazes, discomposes, displeases, perturbs, provokes, stupefies, throws, unnerves, appalls, dismays, dumfounds, flabbergasts, jars, paralyses, abashes, angers, antagonises … more
shocketh
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of shock
shockest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of shock
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