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Synonyms for shock
ʃɒkshock
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
shock
A blow is a sudden impact, as of a fist or a club; a stroke is a sweeping movement; as, the stroke of a sword, of an oar, of the arm in swimming. A shock is the sudden encounter with some heavy body; as, colliding railway-trains meet with a shock; the shock of battle. A slap is given with the open hand, a lash with a whip, thong, or the like; we speak also of the cut of a whip. A buffet or cuff is given only with the hand; a blow either with hand or weapon. A cuff is a somewhat sidelong blow, generally with the open hand; as, a cuff or box on the ear. A stripe is the effect or mark of a stroke. In the metaphorical sense, blow is used for sudden, stunning, staggering calamity or sorrow; stroke for sweeping disaster, and also for sweeping achievement and success. We say a stroke of paralysis, or a stroke of genius. We speak of the buffets of adverse fortune. Shock is used of that which is at once sudden, violent, and prostrating; we speak of a shock of electricity, the shock of an amputation, a shock of surprise. Compare BEAT.
Synonyms:
blow, box, buffet, calamity, concussion, cuff, cut, disaster, knock, lash, misfortune, rap, stripe, stroke, thump
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Princeton's WordNet
daze, shock, stupornoun
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"
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stupefaction, grogginess, shock absorber, electrical shock, jounce, semiconsciousness, jar, cushion, fog, electric shock, haze, stupor, impact, seismic disturbance, blow, daze, joltshock, impactnoun
the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
"the armies met in the shock of battle"
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shock absorber, encroachment, jounce, wallop, stupor, cushion, electric shock, impingement, blow, daze, jolt, seismic disturbance, impact, electrical shock, jarelectric shock, electrical shock, shocknoun
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"
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blow, jounce, stupor, cushion, electric shock, impact, daze, jolt, seismic disturbance, shock absorber, electrical shock, jarshocknoun
(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"
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shock absorber, jounce, stupor, cushion, electric shock, blow, daze, jolt, seismic disturbance, impact, electrical shock, jarshock, seismic disturbancenoun
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:
shock absorber, jounce, stupor, cushion, electric shock, blow, daze, jolt, seismic disturbance, impact, electrical shock, jarshock, blownoun
an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
"it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
Synonyms:
nose candy, reversal, bump, setback, snow, shock absorber, electrical shock, jounce, black eye, jar, cushion, reverse, electric shock, stupor, puff, impact, seismic disturbance, blow, gust, coke, daze, jolt, blastshocknoun
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"
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shock absorber, jounce, stupor, cushion, electric shock, blow, daze, jolt, seismic disturbance, impact, electrical shock, jarshocknoun
a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
"he had an unruly shock of black hair"
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shock absorber, jounce, stupor, cushion, electric shock, blow, daze, jolt, seismic disturbance, impact, electrical shock, jarjolt, jar, jounce, shocknoun
a sudden jarring impact
"the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
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jarful, shock absorber, electrical shock, jerk, jounce, jar, cushion, electric shock, stupor, saccade, impact, seismic disturbance, blow, daze, jolt, jerkingshock absorber, shock, cushionverb
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
"the old car needed a new set of shocks"
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electrical shock, jounce, blow, electric shock, stupor, daze, jolt, cushion, shock absorber, jar, seismic disturbance, impactshock, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take abackverb
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
"I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
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knock down, blow out of the water, dump, deck, appall, outrage, scandalise, appal, scandalize, ball over, traumatize, coldcock, offend, traumatise, floor, take abackshock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrageverb
strike with disgust or revulsion
"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
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dishonour, scandalise, offend, ravish, profane, traumatize, dishonor, traumatise, desecrate, spite, transgress, injure, floor, scandalize, appal, wound, blow out of the water, break, horrify, alarm, ball over, dismay, hurt, breach, rape, violate, infract, take aback, outrage, appall, assault, bruise, go against, piqueshockverb
strike with horror or terror
"The news of the bombing shocked her"
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appal, scandalize, traumatize, floor, outrage, offend, take aback, ball over, traumatise, appall, blow out of the water, scandaliseshockverb
collide violently
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appal, scandalize, traumatize, floor, outrage, offend, take aback, ball over, traumatise, appall, blow out of the water, scandaliseshockverb
collect or gather into shocks
"shock grain"
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appal, scandalize, traumatize, floor, outrage, offend, take aback, ball over, traumatise, appall, blow out of the water, scandaliseshockverb
subject to electrical shocks
Synonyms:
appal, scandalize, traumatize, floor, outrage, offend, take aback, ball over, traumatise, appall, blow out of the water, scandalisetraumatize, traumatise, shockverb
inflict a trauma upon
Synonyms:
appal, scandalize, traumatize, floor, outrage, offend, take aback, traumatise, ball over, appall, blow out of the water, scandalise
Editors Contribution
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
shocknoun
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concussion, collision, clash, impact, percussionshocknoun
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brunt, heat of onsetshocknoun
shocknoun
shockverb
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encounter, strike against, come into collision withshockverb
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offend, disgust, nauseate, sicken, scandalize, revolt, outrageshockverb
shockverb
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How to use shock in a sentence?
I was completely overwhelmed and in shock when Paul handed me the slip, i didn’t really know what to say, and I still have a hard time finding the words to truly express my appreciation.
I have no idea why he would he do something like this. I have absolutely no idea. I am in shock myself. i don't have words to express how sad and how devastated I am.
We've all seen photos of people carrying shopping carts filled with toilet paper out of stores. They probably won't buy more for three to four months, there will be a demand shock, and it will again strain the system.
This represents the darkest hours in the 60 year history of our Lufthansa group. We are still in a state of shock.
I hope, I pray that he's not going to be recalled. It pisses me off that we're wasting this money on a recall when the election is in a year, the horrible, horrible shock was when( Donald) Trump won. So, if that happened, this( recall) could happen. I just hope Democrats aren't complacent about this.
Translations for shock
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- صدمةArabic
- xoc, xocarCatalan, Valencian
- náraz, šokCzech
- chokDanish
- Schock, schockierenGerman
- κραδασμός, ηλεκτροπληξία, κλονισμός, θημωνιάGreek
- ŝokoEsperanto
- choqueSpanish
- tukko, shokki, jymy-yllätys, isku, sähköshokki, järkyttää, antaa, sähköisku, shokeerata, jytky, šokki, tuppoFinnish
- choquer, chocFrench
- megdöbbent, sokkol, megráz, áramütés, sokk, döbbenetHungarian
- shokarIdo
- scossa, shockItalian
- 衝撃, ショックJapanese
- ಆಘಾತKannada
- 衝擊, 충격Korean
- OffensioLatin
- whētuki, whakaanuanuMāori
- sjokkNorwegian
- sjokkNorwegian Nynorsk
- sjokkNorwegian
- porażenie, wstrząsPolish
- choque, chocar, eletrocutarPortuguese
- потрясение, шокировать, шок, удар, потрясатьRussian
- elchock, stöt, överraskning, chock, elstöt, skrällSwedish
- şokTurkish
- sốcVietnamese
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