n.
Function: verb
1 to offend the moral sense of FF1C; were shocked by pornography FF1E;
Synonyms: scandalize
Related Words: 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 FF1C; his slap shocked her out of hysterics FF1E;
Synonyms: jolt, startle
Related Words: shake; jar; electrify