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shock

English

  1. 🔊 the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
    “the armies met in the shock of battle”
  2. 🔊 an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
    “it came as a shock to learn that he was injured”
  3. 🔊 an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
    “the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch”
  4. 🔊 a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
    “he had an unruly shock of black hair”
  5. 🔊 a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry
    “corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks”
  6. 🔊 (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells
    “loss of blood is an important cause of shock”
  7. 🔊 a mechanical damper
    “the old car needed a new set of shocks”
  8. 🔊 the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
    “his mother's death left him in a daze”
  9. 🔊 a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
    “subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response”
  10. 🔊 a sudden jarring impact
    “the door closed with a jolt”
  11. 🔊 subject to electrical shocks
  12. 🔊 collect or gather into shocks
    “shock grain”
  13. 🔊 collide violently
  14. 🔊 strike with horror or terror
    “The news of the bombing shocked her”
  15. 🔊 surprise greatly
    “I was floored when I heard that I was promoted”
  16. 🔊 strike with disgust or revulsion
    “The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends”
  17. 🔊 inflict a trauma upon

Spanish

  1. 🔊 de choque shock
  2. 🔊 impresión shock
  3. 🔊 shock shock
  4. 🔊 choquear to shock
  5. 🔊 escandalizar to shock, offend
  6. 🔊 chocar to shock, scandalize
  7. 🔊 encontronazo shock, shocking event; run-in

Similar words

electric shock electrical shock impact shock absorber cushion blow jolt jar jounce seismic disturbance daze stupor traumatize traumatise floor ball over blow out of the water take aback offend scandalize scandalise appal appall outrage