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Meaning shock meaning

What does shock mean?
Definitions in simple English

shock Noun

— A shock is the way it feels when a heavy thing suddenly hits another thing. — A shock is a sudden change that surprises people. — Shock is the way a person is when the person has lost some blood or has been hurt, and their heart is beating very fast and weakly. — A shock is some electricity that suddenly hurts someone.

shock Verb

— You are shocked when you are surprised at something He was shocked at how much she had changed since he had last met her. — If you have been shocked, you were hit by electricity.

shock

— noun (= daze) the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally his mother's death left him in a daze he was numb with shock — verb (= floor) surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off I was floored when I heard that I was promoted — verb strike with disgust or revulsion The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends — noun the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat the armies met in the shock of battle — noun (= electric shock) a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks — 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 — noun an unpleasant or disappointing surprise it came as a shock to learn that he was injured — 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 — verb subject to electrical shocks — 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 sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks whole fields of wheat in shock — noun a bushy thick mass (especially hair) he had an unruly shock of black hair — verb collide violently — verb strike with horror or terror The news of the bombing shocked her — verb collect or gather into shocks shock grain — noun a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses the old car needed a new set of shocks — verb (= traumatize) inflict a trauma upon — noun (= jolt, jar) a sudden jarring impact the door closed with a jolt all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers

Synonyms shock synonyms

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shock English » English

jolt shake blow impact startle horrify upset surprise jar frighten appal alarm stun offend concussion collision appall terrify strike scandalize vibration vibrate stook outrage knock electric shock distress stroke shock absorber scare quake jerk hit dismay crash bump tremor traumatize terror stack smash scandalise percussion jounce forward electrical shock disturb daze astonishment astonish

Topics shock topics

What do people use shock to talk about?
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Shock
Universe, creation World Land

Earthquake
Universe, creation

Plant
Person Healthy

Disease
Person Healthy

Injure
Person Healthy

Symptom of disease
Person Healthy Symptom of disease

Dazed, confused
Person Healthy

Mental illness

Conjugation shock conjugation

How do you conjugate shock?

shock · verb

Examples shock examples

How do I use shock in a sentence?

Simple sentences

It was a great shock to me.
What a shock!
In a foreign country most of us go through culture shock.
Betty got over the shock.
It was such a shock.
If you touch that wire, you will receive a shock.
The girls present received a shock.
The shock deprived her of speech.
The shock robbed her of speech for a moment.
Have you recovered from the shock?
It must have been a shock to you.
Ellen was white with shock.
Sooner or later, she'll get over the shock.
It took him several weeks to recover from the shock.
His death was great shock to his wife.
Her death was a great shock to me.

Movie subtitles

I think I was in shock.
Prepare for shock.
DEFIBRILLATOR: 'Shock charging. 'Charged. Ready to shock.
Delay shock. Justin, off the chest.
DEFIBRILLATOR: 'Ready to shock.' Shocking after three.
I was in shock.
The shock coupled with hyperventilation from giving him CPR.
Hell of a shock about Evan.
People are always in shock after a sudden death and there's always so much organising to do.
The enormous shock of the launch will naturally wake the sleepers - and then Mr Windegger will take over the command.
It may shock you.
So he died of shock.
I wonder if I'm gonna get a shock or not.
To the production advisors and to the shock workers.
All the shock workers all workers, actually.
Here come the shock workers!
Hail the shock worker's movement!
Why? Is it a big shock to you?
Well, you're a big shock to me.
Afraid I'll shock the Duchess?
It must have been a terrible shock.
This'll give them a bit of a shock.
If you must know. I haven't had enough time to recover from the shock. of finding my husband a trifle different than you described him.
Search for Khmyr, shock-workers!
When you're over the shock of finding yourself one of Scotland's richest girls.
Mrs. Landis has had a very great shock.
The shock made her half-mad.
Why, Madge, you shock me.
During the late war, when I had the honor to serve the Union under our great president, Abraham Lincoln and General Phil Sheridan, well sir I fought 'mid shock and shell and cannon roar.
Unless a shock or another blow brings you back to your right self!
Well, you see, lady, he's had a pretty thorough shock.
Yes. We must be careful not to shock Cinderella, mustn't we?
I'm afraid the news has been a great shock to Mrs. Danvers.
My dear Kralik, I think I speak for all of us, when I say this is a shock and a surprise.
It was a terrible shock.
Certainly, she was ill. Ill of shock.
Shock?
The man was spiritually distorted through shock.

News and current affairs

Nor does time cushion anemic post-crisis recoveries from the inevitable next shock.
It's hard to know when the next shock will hit, or what form it will take; otherwise, it wouldn't be a shock.
Moreover, the Japan shock is not the only negative factor at work today.
After the shock of the September 2001 terrorist attacks, his son, George W. Bush, developed a far more ambitious vision.
Another Oil Shock?
Consumers in the US, but also in Europe and Asia, will be hit by an oil shock.
Dynamism like this does not stop without a major shock.
It was a horrendous shock, imposing great social costs, but it changed Russia's mentality, not only the exchange rate.
Did the bombings that rocked Riyadh shock the al-Saud royal family from its complacency at long last?
But when the world's finance ministers recover from their April shock therapy, they also need to look at the opportunities.
It somehow survived the post-Soviet shock, and has now recovered.
As the violence of the social mobilizations and the level of discontent have grown, Bolivia's intellectuals and politicians remain in a state of shock, afraid of contradicting the masses.
Italy is perhaps the prime candidate to lead an exit from the eurozone, though a political shock could also arise in France, spurring it to negotiate with Germany the dissolution of the monetary union.
Peter Kenen argued in the late 1960's that without exchange-rate movements as a shock absorber, a currency union requires fiscal transfers as a way to share risk.
If the main problem had been confined to excess leverage and risk-taking within the financial sector, the economic shock would have been large, but the recovery quicker.
As a result, when the shock of 2008-2009 hit, every economy in the region either experienced a sharp slowdown or fell into outright recession.
The recent data leave little doubt that Asia is now starting to feel the impact of the latest global shock.
Prices in glamour cities are likely to drop sharply the next time there is a serious recession, or if the local economy suffers a severe shock, or if interest rates rise too fast.
For the second time in less than four years, Asia is being hit with a major external demand shock.
But they may also be waiting for the first external shock to puncture the Chavez balloon before they pounce.
And could a weakened Europe cope with an oil shock at all? A regional and global security shock caused by asymmetric warfare could add still further to the world economy's troubles, causing exports to slump even more.

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