to shock
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2.1
- verb
- /ʃɑk/
- Recent events at my own university and elsewhere have shocked me into a new sobriety on this score.
- shock people
- shock the reader
- shock friends
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Watch on YouTubeMy mother will never come out and I was shocked, but she was right.
- My mother will never come out and I was shocked, but she was right.
- So like that didn't sort of shock him too much, right?
- So here's something that might shock you, all right?
- In fact, they get shocked when they are finally called out.
- Screaming at the top of the line shocked the world, shocked the whole.
- The Saudis, I'm shocked, you know, I'm, I'm shocked.
- Didn't necessarily want to shock the market, but hey, you know what?
- Are you confident that you can, I guess, shock the world again?
- Another big one, and this may shock you, is birth control drugs.
- Well, who knows what happened, But yeah, that, that news shocked, shocked the city for sure.
- You know, we tried to shock some of the viewers, seemed to work.
- But when the film sold to Discovery, everyone was shocked, myself included.
- But but that was a modernist thing to do, to shock and surprise somebody.
- It's not just that I shocked my enemies, I shocked myself.
Examples
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Sometimes you just need to shock your body into waking up.
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The news about the accident will undoubtedly shock many people in the community.
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Yes, I need to shock him.
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Does this not shock you, ladies?
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Are you confident that you can, I guess, shock the world again?
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You know, we tried to shock some of the viewers, seemed to work.
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Well, I'm just going to have to shock you till you say yes.
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So here's something that might shock you, all right?
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So freshman year I shocked the school with my prediction.
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The next day, Beckham faced the press in an interview that shocked the world.
Synonyms
99
4.4
To cause a sudden strong shock or upset to people
75
3.7
To make someone react suddenly because they feel surprised or afraid
38
3.0
To surprise someone so much they cannot react for a short time
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4.2
To surprise someone so much that they do not know what to say
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6.6
To surprise someone so much they cannot react
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4.2
To surprise someone very much and make them feel amazed
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3.5
To surprise someone very much
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4.3
To surprise someone and make them react
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7.0
To shock or offend people by behaving in a way many think is wrong
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5.5
To make someone feel shocked and very upset by something cruel or wrong
5
9.0
To frighten someone very much by a sudden event or loud noise
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8.8
To make someone very afraid
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3.8
Surprise someone very much
2
7.4
To surprise someone very much
2
7.9
To make someone unable to think or react after a very strong shock
2
6.8
To surprise and beat someone or something by a large amount
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8.8
To be so surprised that you almost cannot react
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8.2
To feel sudden shock or surprise
To surprise someone suddenly and very strongly
To make someone feel very surprised
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
36
4.0
A sudden strong wave of air and energy that moves away from an explosion or impact
- Archaic
20
7.5
A severe emotional and physical reaction after a long time in war or heavy fighting
- Specialized
13
5.1
A treatment that uses electric shocks to treat severe mental illness
- Literature
12
6.3
A sudden, powerful action that surprises, frightens, and impresses people
- Specialized
11
6.7
A severe, fast allergic reaction causing breathing problems and low blood pressure needing quick treatment
- Specialized
9
5.8
A medical procedure that uses electric shocks to the brain to help severe mental illness
- Specialized
5
7.7
A rare dangerous illness from bacteria causing high fever, rash, low blood pressure and organ problems linked to tampon use
- Specialized
2
7.5
A very serious condition when the body loses too much blood or fluid and organs do not get enough blood
- Specialized
2
5.5
A rare dangerous illness from bacteria causing high fever, rash, and low blood pressure, often linked to tampon use
- Specialized
2
6.0
A condition when blood sugar becomes very low after too much insulin, causing fainting
- Specialized
1
6.0
A serious condition in which the heart suddenly cannot pump enough blood to the body and may be life threatening
- Archaic
1
9.8
A past treatment for mental illness that used large insulin doses to cause fits and coma
- Specialized
1
7.2
A severe effect or treatment using too much insulin that causes uncontrolled shaking and coma
- Archaic
1
7.1
A medical treatment that uses large doses of insulin to cause seizures and coma, formerly used for serious mental illness
- Specialized
A dangerous state where blood does not reach parts of the body because small blood vessels become too wide
- Archaic
A medical treatment from the past that gave injections to cause strong seizures to treat mental illness
- Specialized
A condition where blood flow is blocked so organs do not get enough blood
How Shocking
Surface Forms
Etymology
To shock someone comes from the same old idea of giving a sudden 'strike' or surprise, so to shock is to cause someone sudden surprise or distress.