Meaning

16 senses
  1. (countable)A sudden, heavy impact.

    The train hit the buffers with a great shock.

    a sudden jarring impact

  2. A sudden, heavy impact.

    (countable, figuratively)Something so surprising that it is stunning.

    My mother's news was a shock I still haven't recovered from.

    Schock

    шокšok, потрясе́ниеpotrjasénije, уда́рudár

    шокšok, потрясі́нняpotrjasínnja, звору́шенняzvorúšennja

  3. (countable)A sudden or violent emotional disturbance.

    Carl had a shock at what he found.

    шокšok, потрясі́нняpotrjasínnja

  4. (countable)An experience that leaves someone shaken; a very surprising, exhilarating or amazing experience.

    The surprising blast of cold water on my face was a tremendous shock.

  5. (countable)Electric shock, a sudden burst of electrical energy hitting a person or animal.

    We gave him a couple shocks, but the patient passed away anywway.

    Schlag

    шокšok, электрошокelektrošok

    a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses

  6. (countable)The stimulation of nerves and convulsive contraction of muscles caused by electrical current flowing through a body.

    a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body

  7. (uncountable)A state of distress following a mental or emotional disturbance, often caused by news or other stimuli.

    Fans were in shock in the days following the singer's death.

    The shock she felt kept her in a daze the rest of the day.

  8. (uncountable)Circulatory shock, a medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.

    Call an ambulance, he's in shock!

    шокšok

    шокšok

  9. (countable)A shock wave.

    Several reflected shocks enter the bomb core in rapid succession, each helping to compress it to its maximum density.

  10. (countable, plural, uncountable, usually)A shock absorber (typically in the suspension of a vehicle).

    If your truck's been riding rough, it might need new shocks.

  11. (countable, uncountable)A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation.

  12. (uncountable)A chemical added to a swimming pool to moderate the chlorine levels.

Examples

1187 sentences
  1. Have you recovered from the shock?

    Ти вже відійшов від шоку?

    ruВы оправились от шока?

    deHast du dich schon vom Schreck erholt?

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  2. Tom was shocked by what happened.

    Тома шокувало те, що трапилося.

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  3. Are we supposed to be shocked?

    Ми повинні бути шоковані?

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  4. Tom shocked us with that question.

    Том шокував нас цим питанням.

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  5. You will be shocked to hear this.

    Ти будеш шокований це почути.

    ruТы будешь в шоке, услышав это.

    deDu wirst bestimmt schockiert sein, dies zu hören.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
sudden, heavy impact:
something surprising:
Русский
By meaning 3
sudden, heavy impact:
something surprising:
electric shock:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
something surprising:
electric shock:

Origin

From Middle Dutch schokken (“to push, jolt, shake, jerk”) or Middle French choquer (“to co

From Middle Dutch schokken (“to push, jolt, shake, jerk”) or Middle French choquer (“to collide with, clash”), from Old Dutch *skokkan (“to shake up and down, shog”), from Proto-Germanic *skukkaną (“to move, shake, tremble”). Of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *skakaną (“to shake, stir”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek-, *(s)keg- (“to shake, stir”); see shake.

Inherited from Middle English schok, from Old English *sċoc or Middle Low German schok; in any case, from Proto-West Germanic *skok and possibly related to Latvian kàudze and Lithuanian kiūgis.

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Forms

plural: shocks
Singularshock
Pluralshocks

regular

Synonyms

23 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat:impact
  • an unpleasant or disappointing surprise:blow
  • an instance of agitation of the earth's crust:seismic disturbance
  • a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses:shock absorbercushion
  • the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally:dazestupor
  • a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body:electric shockelectrical shock

Word family

85 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • was shocked by
  • shocked by what
  • was shocked when
  • a little shocked
  • shocked to hear
  • was shocked to
  • state of shock
  • was in shock
  • little shocked
  • over the shock
  • seemed shocked
  • still in shock

See also

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