shock

[US]/ʃɒk/
[UK]/ʃɑːk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. blow; vibration; surprise; shock
vt. cause to vibrate; cause to be surprised; give an electric shock
vi. be shaken; feel surprised

Phrases & Collocations

in shock

shocked expression

shock and awe

culture shock

shock therapy

thermal shock

shock absorber

shock resistance

electric shock

thermal shock resistance

heat shock

shock absorption

hemorrhagic shock

heat shock protein

septic shock

shock tube

shock test

shock pressure

shock resistant

shock load

cold shock

oil shock

Example Sentences

a terrible shock to him

a shock of white hair.

The shock was deadly to him.

a man with a shock of hair .

Brace yourself for the shock!

the moral shock of our nascent imperialism

a deeply shocking and painful discovery

these views will shock the bourgeois critics.

listening in shock to this venomous interchange.

the shock made the hedgehog roll into a ball.

the revelations shocked the nation.

he shocked so easily.

a shock-horror TV advertising campaign.

she brought shocking news.

I've got a shocking cold.

was shocked by the magnitude of the crisis.

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