n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1656
1 a : to strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust b : to cause to undergo a physical or nervous shock c : to subject to the action of an electrical discharge
2 : to drive by or as if by a shock
intransitive verb
1 : to meet with a shock : COLLIDE
2 : to cause surprise or shock <an exhibit meant to shock >
– shock · able \ ' shä-k ə -b ə l \ adjective