shock | (noun) a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body | Synonyms: electric shock, electrical shock |
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(noun) the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat | Synonyms: impact |
(noun) a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses | Synonyms: cushion, shock absorber |
(noun) an instance of agitation of the earth's crust | Synonyms: seismic disturbance |
(noun) an unpleasant or disappointing surprise | Synonyms: blow |
(noun) a sudden jarring impact | Synonyms: jar, jolt, jounce |
(noun) the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally | Synonyms: daze, stupor |
(noun) a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field | - |
(noun) a bushy thick mass (especially hair) | - |
(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 | - |
(verb) inflict a trauma upon | Synonyms: traumatise, traumatize |
(verb) subject to electrical shocks | - |
(verb) collect or gather into shocks | - |
(verb) collide violently | - |
(verb) strike with horror or terror | - |
(verb) surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off | Synonyms: ball over, blow out of the water, floor, take aback |
(verb) strike with disgust or revulsion | Synonyms: appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize |
shockable | (adjective) capable of being shocked | Synonyms: narrow-minded |
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shocked | (adjective) struck with fear, dread, or consternation | Synonyms: aghast, appalled, dismayed |
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shocker | (noun) a sensational message (in a film or play or novel) | - |
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(noun) a shockingly bad person | - |
shocking | (adjective) giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation | Synonyms: disgraceful, scandalous, shameful |
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(adjective) glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism | Synonyms: lurid |
shockingly | (adverb) to a shocking degree | - |
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(adverb) so as to shock the feelings | - |
(adverb) very badly | - |