SHOCK


Meaning of SHOCK in English

I. noun

Synonyms: pile 1, bank, cock, hill, mound, pyramid, rick, ||ruck, stack, stockpile

II. noun

1.

Synonyms: impact 1, bump, clash, collision, concussion, crash, jar, jolt, percussion, smash

2.

Synonyms: earthquake , quake, ||quaker, shake, temblor ( or tremblor), tremor

3.

Synonyms: trauma , traumatism

Related Word: prostration, stupefaction

III. verb

1.

to offend the moral sense of

were shocked by pornography

Synonyms: scandalize

Related Word: astonish, astound, startle, surprise; jar, jolt, shake up; insult, offend, outrage; appall, horrify; floor, knock out; disgust, nauseate, sicken

Idioms: stink in one's nostrils, turn one's stomach

2.

to cause to undergo a physical or psychological shock

his slap shocked her out of hysterics

Synonyms: jolt, startle

Related Word: shake; jar; electrify

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