Synonyms:
daze, shock, stupor
Meaning: the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"
Synonyms:
shock, impact
Meaning: the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle"
Synonyms:
electric_shock, electrical_shock, shock
Meaning: a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
Synonyms:
shock
Meaning: (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; "loss of blood is an important cause of shock"
Synonyms:
shock, seismic_disturbance
Meaning: an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"
Synonyms:
shock, blow
Meaning: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
shock, floor, ball_over, blow_out_of_the_water, take_aback
Meaning: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
Synonyms:
shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage
Meaning: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
Usage examples
The shock was terrific.
"It may be only a slight shock."
She is prostrated from the shock."
The shock of icy immersion reanimated Lanyard.
I was in an evil mood, and I determined to shock her.
For them and for me it came without any definite shock.
Miss Appleblossom in particular had had a tremendous shock.
It--it was a great shock to me, that likeness, Miss DeGraf."
She was only partly sobered by the shock of meeting Virginia.
He was conscious of a faint shock of delight on first beholding her.