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Results for: "shock"

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Translations:

shock — sudden, heavy impact
→ sioc m
→ ergyd f

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 10

  1. 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”
    Synonymsdazestupor

  2. the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat

    • “the armies met in the shock of battle”
    Synonymsimpact

  3. 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”
    Synonymselectric shockelectrical shock
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  1. (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”

  2. an instance of agitation of the earth's crust

    • “the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch”
    Synonymsseismic disturbance

  3. an unpleasant or disappointing surprise

    • “it came as a shock to learn that he was injured”
    Synonymsblow

  4. 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”

  5. a bushy thick mass (especially hair)

    • “he had an unruly shock of black hair”

  6. a sudden jarring impact

    • “the door closed with a jolt”
    • “all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers”
    Synonymsjoltjarjounce

  7. a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses

    • “the old car needed a new set of shocks”
    Synonymsshock absorbercushion

VERB 7

  1. surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off

    • “I was floored when I heard that I was promoted”
    Synonymsfloorball overblow out of the watertake aback

  2. strike with disgust or revulsion

    • “The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends”
    Synonymsoffendscandalizescandaliseappalappalloutrage

  3. strike with horror or terror

    • “The news of the bombing shocked her”
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  1. collide violently

  2. collect or gather into shocks

    • “shock grain”

  3. subject to electrical shocks

  4. inflict a trauma upon

    Synonymstraumatizetraumatise