shock
noun
- = upset, blow, trauma, bombshell, turn (informal), distress, disturbance, consternation, whammy (informal, mainly, US), state of shock, rude awakening, bolt from the blue, prostration •
The extent of the violence came as a shock.
- = trauma, collapse, breakdown, daze, stupor, stupefaction •
He was found beaten and in shock.
- = impact, blow, jolt, clash, encounter, bump, jarring, collision, jerk •
Steel barriers can bend and absorb the shock.
- = start, scare, fright, turn, jolt •
It gave me quite a shock to see his face on the screen.
- = mass, head, mop, tangle, cascade, thatch, mane •
a very old priest with a shock of white hair
verb
- = shake, stun, stagger, jar, shake up (informal), paralyse, numb, jolt, stupefy, shake out of your complacency •
Relief workers were shocked by what they saw.
- = horrify, appal, disgust, outrage, offend, revolt, unsettle, sicken, agitate, disquiet, nauseate, raise someone's eyebrows, scandalize, gross out (US, slang), traumatize, give (someone) a turn (informal) •
They were easily shocked in those days.
adjective
- = surprise, surprising, unexpected, startling, unusual, extraordinary, remarkable, incredible, astonishing, astounding, jaw-dropping •
a shock defeat
related phobia hormephobia
'shock' in Other Languages
- British English: shock
If you have a shock, you suddenly have an unpleasant or surprising experience.It took me a very long time to get over the shock of her death.ʃɒk NOUN - Arabic: صَدْمَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: choque
- Chinese: 休克
- Croatian: šok
- Czech: šok
- Danish: chok
- Dutch: shock
- European Spanish: impresióndesagradable
- Finnish: iskutärähdys tai järkytys
- French: choc
- German: Schock Schocks
- Greek: σοκ
- Italian: shock
- Japanese: 衝撃
- Korean: 충격
- Norwegian: sjokk
- Polish: wstrząs
- Portuguese: choque
- Romanian: șoc șocuri
- Russian: шок
- Spanish: impresiónalteración
- Swedish: chock
- Thai: ความตกใจ
- Turkish: şok
- Ukrainian: шок
- Vietnamese: cú sốc
- British English: shock If something shocks you, it makes you feel very upset.Her behaviour shocked her friends.ʃɒk VERB
- Arabic: يَصْدِمُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: chocar
- Chinese: 打击
- Croatian: šokirati
- Czech: šokovat
- Danish: chokere
- Dutch: schokken
- European Spanish: conmocionar
- Finnish: järkyttää
- French: choquer
- German: schockieren
- Greek: σοκάρω
- Italian: scioccare
- Japanese: 衝撃を与える
- Korean: 충격을 주다
- Norwegian: sjokkere
- Polish: wstrząsnąć wstrząsać
- Portuguese: chocar
- Romanian: a șoca
- Russian: шокировать
- Spanish: conmocionar
- Swedish: chocka
- Thai: ทำให้ตกใจ
- Turkish: şok geçirmek
- Ukrainian: шокувати
- Vietnamese: gây sốc
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