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Shock
ʃɒk
- a sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience
"it was a shock to face such hostile attitudes when I arrived"
- a feeling of disturbed surprise resulting from a sudden upsetting event
"her death gave us all a terrible shock"
- a disturbance causing instability in an economy
"trading imbalances caused by the two oil shocks"
- an acute medical condition associated with a fall in blood pressure, caused by such events as loss of blood, severe burns, allergic reaction, or sudden emotional stress, and marked by cold, pallid skin, irregular breathing, rapid pulse, and dilated pupils
"he died of shock due to massive abdominal haemorrhage"
- a violent shaking movement caused by an impact, explosion, or tremor
"earthquake shocks"
- cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset
"they were deeply shocked by the incident"
- offend the moral feelings of; outrage
"the revelations shocked the nation"
- experience outrage
"he shocked so easily"
- affect with an electric shock
- collide violently
"carriage after carriage shocked fiercely against the engine"