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SHOCK

Definition:

1. [noun] the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's deathleft him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"
   Synonyms: daze, stupor
   
   
2. [noun] the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle"
   Synonyms: impact
   
   
3. [noun] a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they mae the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
   Synonyms: electric electrical
   
   
4. [noun] (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor; "loss of blood is an important cause of shock"
   
   
5. [noun] an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"
   Synonyms: seismic disturbance
   
   
6. [noun] an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
   Synonyms: blow
   
   
7. [noun] a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in small sheeves and several sheeves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"
   
   
8. [noun] a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair"
   
   
9. [noun] a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks"
   Synonyms: absorber, cushion
   
   
10. [verb] surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
    Synonyms: stun, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback
    
    
11. [verb] strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
    Synonyms: offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage
    
    
12. [verb] strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her"
    
    
13. [verb] collide violently
    
    
14. [verb] collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain"
    
    
15. [verb] subject to electrical shocks
    
    
16. [verb] inflict a trauma upon
    Synonyms: traumatize, traumatise
    
    

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Related Words:

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• galvanize, galvanise
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• distributive shock
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• blip
• air cushion, air spring

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