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shocked

[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. Compare anaphylactic shock, cardiogenic shock, hypovolemic shock.

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the physiological effect produced by the passage of an electric current through the body.

shocks, Informal. shock absorbers, especially in the suspension of an automobile.

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verb (used with object)

to strike or jar with intense surprise, horror, disgust, etc.: He enjoyed shocking people.

to strike against violently.

10.

to give an electric shock to.

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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verb (used without object)

11.

to undergo a shock.

Origin:
1555–65; < Middle French choc armed encounter, noun derivative of choquer to clash (in battle) < Germanic; compare Dutch schokken to shake, jolt, jerk

Related forms

shock·a·ble, adjective

shock·a·bil·i·ty, noun

shock·ed·ness, noun

shock·like, adjective

un·shock·a·bil·i·ty, noun

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un·shock·a·ble, adjective

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Synonyms
8. stagger, astound, stupefy. Shock, startle, paralyze, stun suggest a sudden, sharp surprise that affects one somewhat like a blow. Shock suggests a strong blow, as it were, to one's nerves, sentiments, sense of decency, etc.: The onlookers were shocked by the accident. Startle implies the sharp surprise of sudden fright: to be startled by a loud noise. Paralyze implies such a complete shock as to render one temporarily helpless: paralyzed with fear. Stun implies such a shock as bewilders or stupefies: stunned by the realization of an unpleasant truth.

Example Sentences

Although students seem shocked that they have been found out.

The sheer savagery of the attack shocked the rest of the country.

Weeks and his colleagues were shocked to find the eggs of the false spider mite were laced with bacteria.

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Although students seem shocked that they have been found out.

The sheer savagery of the attack shocked the rest of the country.

Weeks and his colleagues were shocked to find the eggs of the false spider mite were laced with bacteria.

Telegraph operators were knocked out or shocked as sparks and flames leapt from their wires in a huge electrical surge.

It shocked the system into suddenly seeing/sensing that landscape in a whole new way.

As anyone who's been shocked at trade-in time knows, cars age about as well as prom queens.

Savage says, are shocked by their new president's commitment to them and to the university.

The big brains of international finance were shocked by both the sudden onset of the crisis and its virulence.

That's why scientists were shocked to spot an insect with wings that seem to defy the forces of nature.

Alerted by the kids' shocked cries, anxious parents rush to the water to pull their children away.

Shocked and on the verge of tears, she asked me to explain.

Several people close to the project said they would be shocked if the deadline holds.

Voices were raised, tempers spiked, and one shocked secretary told me later that she thought that a fistfight was about to erupt.

He is palpably shocked whenever he sees himself in a mirror.

But the nuns weren't the only ones who were shocked.

The reactions ran the short line from shocked to terrified, and back again.

Even more shocked at the racist curry restaurant next door.

The bloodshed has shocked everyone, as have the photographs of rooftop snipers picking off unarmed civilians.

Ruwais was so shocked at the idea that he staggered against the door he was in the act of closing.

It shocked me to learn the magnitude of unnecessary drug exposures.

The turnaround shocked trade negotiators on both sides, who only weeks ago were trying to iron out the last wrinkles in a deal.

Britain is shocked to discover that one of its big banks doesn't pay much tax.

And although he appears to have beaten the cancer, he shocked investors last year by mounting a stage looking sickly and gaunt.

Germany did too, and was so shocked that it brought in national standards and exams.

No one knows whether the stories were true, but people were enjoyably shocked by them anyway.

But the blasts that wrecked its high school shocked its citizens and may.

But he said he was shocked to be tied to both shootings.

Shocked quartz has microscopic fractures that form only under high pressure-for instance, from the shock wave of a.

He never acted the shocked foreigner or wide-eyed innocent.

We are not shocked when a candidate moves to the center for the general election.

The move shocked investors and prompted other savings banks to hasten consolidation.

The girl's piercing green eyes, shocked with hints of blue and.

You'll be shocked at how easy it is to get the administration to agree to this when they think you are fixin' to sue them.

But it is the number of homeless that has particularly shocked the city.

You're shocked when you find out few other people see and think in this way.

You'll be shocked at how smooth and generally lag-free the online fighting is.

Had a friend who taught part time there who was a bit shocked at how poorly prepared the students.

Burke and others were shocked to find out that their much-anticipated rebates might not be coming through.

The researchers are searching for deformities in the rocks, such as shocked quartz, that require the.

She starved the rats, allowed them to re-feed, and then what she did is she shocked their feet.

Opposition politicians willing to act all shocked, shocked and who can demand a swift purge of the victim.

All in our division are shocked at the denial and concerned about implications for our division and the.

Spanish civil servants were shocked at how little support they got.

The heart was stimulated to beat when the cells were shocked with electricity, and the printed bones have been implanted in mice.

But red pandas shocked everyone by guzzling water sweetened with aspartame.

The first girl was shocked and said that the other girl was her roommate.

What shocked the public in both cases was the president's regal failure to see a problem.

All of us listening to the radio were totally shocked and demoralized by this news.

Of course, the learner was pretending to be shocked.

Those who knew him best weren't exactly shocked at the news that he was an informant.

It's great when bullies are confronted immediately and get shocked into somewhat reasonable behavior.

The public was shocked by the ambush, but there was a notable absence of outward sympathy for the three slain officers.

Investigators are shocked to discover a basic error is to blame.

She was also shocked by the number of contributors who wanted to add bands to her work in progress.

Diamond a thank-you note and was shocked when the professor called her one day to encourage her to stick it out.

At the gate, the pilot tipped his blades at a few balking horses, which shocked forward into the cloud of dust.

Kobus said once they had realized the full extent of the events, they were shocked.

Stuff is limited and so outsiders seem shocked by the lack of excess.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

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.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English; cognate with Low German schok shock of grain, group of sixty, German Schock sixty

Related forms

shock·er, noun

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

shock

"thick mass of hair," 1819, from earlier shock (adj.) "having thick hair" (1681), and a noun sense of "lap dog having long, shaggy hair" (1638), from shough (1599), the name for this type of dog, which was said to have been brought originally from Iceland; the word is perhaps from

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shock (2), or from an O.N. variant of shag.

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American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

shock (shŏk)
n.

Something that jars the mind or emotions as if with a violent, unexpected blow.
The disturbance of function, equilibrium, or mental faculties caused by such a blow; violent agitation.
A generally temporary massive physiological reaction to severe physical or emotional trauma, usually characterized by marked loss of blood pressure and depression of vital processes.
The sensation and muscular spasm caused by an electric current passing through the body or a body part.
The abnormally palpable impact of an accentuated heartbeat felt by a hand on the chest wall.

To induce a state of physical shock in a person.
To subject a person to an electric shock.

American Heritage

Science Dictionary

shock

(shŏk) Pronunciation Key

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.

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"The more one knows of our life the more one must denounce it, lest it be suspected that one has a personal motive in defending it. When other women speak of us you must assume an attitude of scorn, not only to protect yourself from suspicion, but that you may also feel it for yourself and have no temptation to return. When you think of us do not remember any small kindness that we may have shown you or that we show to one another. Remember only the things that have shocked you and outraged your traditions and your sense of decency. Remember your sufferings at the hands of beasts who are miscalled men. If you keep these things in view you will never again fall into temptation."

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