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shock
1[shok]
noun
a sudden and violent blow or impact; collision.
a sudden or violent disturbance or commotion.
the shock of battle.
a sudden or violent disturbance of the mind, emotions, or sensibilities.
The burglary was a shock to her sense of security. The book provided a shock, nothing more.
the cause of such a disturbance.
The rebuke came as a shock.
Pathology.a collapse of circulatory function, caused by severe injury, blood loss, or disease, and characterized by pallor, sweating, weak pulse, and very low blood pressure.
the physiological effect produced by the passage of an electric current through the body.
Informal.shocks, shock absorbers, especially in the suspension of an automobile.
verb (used with object)
to strike or jar with intense surprise, horror, disgust, etc..
He enjoyed shocking people.
Synonyms: , ,to strike against violently.
to give an electric shock to.
verb (used without object)
to undergo a shock.
shock
2[shok]
noun
a group of sheaves of grain placed on end and supporting one another in the field.
verb (used with object)
to make into shocks.
shock
3[shok]
noun
a thick, bushy mass, as of hair.
Also shock dog a dog with long, shaggy hair.
adjective
shaggy, as hair.
shock
1/ ʃɒ /
verb
to experience or cause to experience extreme horror, disgust, surprise, etc
the atrocities shocked us
she shocks easily
to cause a state of shock in (a person)
to come or cause to come into violent contact; jar
noun
a sudden and violent jarring blow or impact
something that causes a sudden and violent disturbance in the emotions
the shock of her father's death made her ill
pathol a state of bodily collapse or near collapse caused by circulatory failure or sudden lowering of the blood pressure, as from severe bleeding, burns, fright, etc
pathol pain and muscular spasm as the physical reaction to an electric current passing through the body
shock
2/ ʃɒ /
noun
a number of sheaves set on end in a field to dry
a pile or stack of unthreshed corn
verb
(tr) to set up (sheaves) in shocks
shock
3/ ʃɒ /
noun
a thick bushy mass, esp of hair
adjective
rarebushy; shaggy
shock
An instance of the passage of an electric current through the body. The amount of injury caused by electric shock depends on the type and strength of the current, the length of time the current is applied, and the route the current takes once it enters the body.
A life-threatening condition marked by a severe drop in blood pressure, resulting from serious injury or illness.
Other Word Forms
- shockable adjective
- shockability noun
- shockedness noun
- shocklike adjective
- unshockability noun
- unshockable adjective
- shocker noun
- ˈdz첹 adjective
- ˌdz첹ˈٲ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of shock1
Origin of shock2
Word History and Origins
Origin of shock1
Origin of shock2
Origin of shock3
Idioms and Phrases
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"You don't see police activity in this neighbourhood. We are very shocked."
The chief executive apologised to staff saying the group was "shocked and outraged" that the two senior employees had carried out unauthorised work on the project.
England's Luke Humphries and Luke Littler are out of the World Cup of Darts after suffering a shock defeat by hosts Germany in the last 16.
But now, they added, "we have multiple genuine global crises", when even "one shock is enough to shift the goalposts".
Two shocking attacks within two hours of each other, in France and Austria, have left parents and governments reeling and at a loss how to protect school students from random, deadly violence.
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When To Use
A shock is a sudden, intense mental or physical impact. Shock is also the effect of having electricity run through the body. To shock someone means to intensely surprise or horrify someone. Shock has several other senses as a noun and a verb.The word shock often refers to a sudden mental disturbance that causes an intense emotion, usually surprise or horror. You might feel a shock when you see a failing grade on a test. The word shock can also refer to whatever causes this sudden surprise. The noun shocker and adjective shocking often refer to this sense of shock.
- Used in a sentence: It took Julie a few minutes to recover from the shock of seeing a dancing circus bear in her living room.
- Used in a sentence: I was shocked by my incredibly high phone bill.
- Used in a sentence: The springs absorbed most of the shock from colliding with the wall.
- Used in a sentence: The electrician barely survived the electric shock he got while working on the power lines.
- Used in a sentence: The squirrel was shocked by the cord while chewing on it.
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