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 Definitions of SHOCK  [ʃɒk]  

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Definition of 'SHOCK' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) shock
a sudden or violent disturbance of the emotions or sensibilities.

2.  shock
a sudden and violent blow or impact.

3.  shock
a sudden or violent commotion.

4.  shock
gravely diminished blood circulation caused by severe injury or pain, blood loss, or certain diseases and characterized by pallor, weak pulse, and very low blood pressure.

5.  shock
the physiological effect produced by the passage of an electric current through the body.

6.  shock
shocks, shock absorbers, esp. in the suspension of an automobile.

7. (v.t.) shock
to affect with intense surprise, horror, etc.

8.  shock
to give an electric shock to.

9.  shock
to strike against violently.

10. (v.i.) shock
to undergo a shock.

11. (adj.) shock
intended to scandalize or titillate an audience by breaking taboos, esp. by using vulgarity, obscenity, or ethnic slurs:
shock radio; shock art.

12. (n.) shock
a thick, bushy mass, as of hair.

13. (adj.) shock
shaggy, as hair.

Etymology:  (1810–20)

Definition of 'SHOCK' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) daze, shock, stupor
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"

2. (noun) shock, impact
the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
"the armies met in the shock of battle"

3. (noun) electric shock, electrical shock, shock
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"

4. (noun) shock
(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"

5. (noun) shock, seismic disturbance
an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
"the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"

6. (noun) shock, blow
an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
"it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"

7. (noun) shock
a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
"corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"

8. (noun) shock
a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
"he had an unruly shock of black hair"

9. (noun) jolt, jar, jounce, shock
a sudden jarring impact
"the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"

10. (verb) shock absorber, shock, cushion
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
"the old car needed a new set of shocks"

11. (verb) shock, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
"I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"

12. (verb) shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage
strike with disgust or revulsion
"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"

13. (verb) shock
strike with horror or terror
"The news of the bombing shocked her"

14. (verb) shock
collide violently

15. (verb) shock
collect or gather into shocks
"shock grain"

16. (verb) shock
subject to electrical shocks

17. (verb) traumatize, traumatise, shock
inflict a trauma upon


Definition of 'SHOCK' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) shock
strong surprise when sth bad happens, or sth that causes this feeling
the shock of hearing about the car accident; It was such a shock to see how sick she was.; The court's decision came as a shock.; The whole community was in shock.

2.  shock
in shock
a medical condition in which your body stops reacting correctly after an injury or great shock
accident victims suffering from shock; He went into shock after arriving at the hospital.

3.  shock
in/into shock
an electrical charge that goes into your body
She got a shock from the light switch.

4. (verb) shock
to surprise very much, often in a negative way
He uses bad language because he thinks it shocks people.; We were shocked by the amount of poverty there.


Definition of 'SHOCK' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) SHOCK
bushy; shaggy; as, a shock hair

2. (noun) SHOCK
a pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stook

3. (noun) SHOCK
a lot consisting of sixty pieces; -- a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods

4. (noun) SHOCK
a quivering or shaking which is the effect of a blow, collision, or violent impulse; a blow, impact, or collision; a concussion; a sudden violent impulse or onset

5. (noun) SHOCK
a sudden agitation of the mind or feelings; a sensation of pleasure or pain caused by something unexpected or overpowering; also, a sudden agitating or overpowering event

6. (noun) SHOCK
a sudden depression of the vital forces of the entire body, or of a port of it, marking some profound impression produced upon the nervous system, as by severe injury, overpowering emotion, or the like

7. (noun) SHOCK
the sudden convulsion or contraction of the muscles, with the feeling of a concussion, caused by the discharge, through the animal system, of electricity from a charged body

8. (noun) SHOCK
a dog with long hair or shag; -- called also shockdog

9. (noun) SHOCK
a thick mass of bushy hair; as, a head covered with a shock of sandy hair

10.  SHOCK
to give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence

11.  SHOCK
to strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates

12. (verb) SHOCK
to collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook; as, to shock rye

13. (verb) SHOCK
to be occupied with making shocks

14. (verb) SHOCK
to meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter


Definition of 'SHOCK' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  SHOCK
A pathological condition that can suddenly affect the hemodynamic equilibrium, usually manifested by failure to perfuse or oxygenate vital organs.


Translation of 'SHOCK' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a severe emotional disturbance
The news gave us all a shock.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: skok Arabic flag Arabic: صَدْمَه جَسَديَّه او نَفْ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: шок
Brazilian flag Brazilian: abalo Czech flag Czech: otřes German flag German: der Schock
Danish flag Danish: chok Greek flag Greek: σοκ, κλονισμός Spanish flag Spanish: conmoción, golpe
Estonian flag Estonian: ðokk Farsi flag Farsi: برق گرفتن ؛ هول و هراس پي Finnish flag Finnish: järkytys
French flag French: choc Hebrew flag Hebrew: הֶלֶם Hindi flag Hindi: सदमा
Croatian flag Croatian: potres (živaca), prepast Hungarian flag Hungarian: megrázkódtatás Indonesian flag Indonesian: goncangan, keterkejutan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: áfall Italian flag Italian: shock, choc Japanese flag Japanese: 衝撃
Korean flag Korean: 충격 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: smūgis, sukrėtimas Latvian flag Latvian: šoks; trieciens; pārdzīvo
Malay flag Malay: kejutan Dutch flag Dutch: schok Norwegian flag Norwegian: sjokk
Polish flag Polish: wstrząs Persian flag Persian: برق گرفتن ؛ هول و هراس پي Pashto flag Pashto: ولۍ، سترۍ (لكه دجواروچه و
Portuguese flag Portuguese: abalo Romanian flag Romanian: şoc Russian flag Russian: шок, потрясение
Slovak flag Slovak: otras Slovenian flag Slovenian: pretres Serbian flag Serbian: šok
Swedish flag Swedish: chock Thai flag Thai: อาการตกใจสุดขีด Turkish flag Turkish: şok, sarsıntı
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 震驚 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: удар, струс Urdu flag Urdu: صدمہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cú sốc Chinese flag Chinese: 震惊

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