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shock
has definitions from the fields of pathology,geology,biology,medicine
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[ noun ] the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
Examples "his mother's deathleft him in a daze" "he was numb with shock" Used in print (Francis Pollini, Night....)The big shock everybody had when they found ol Slater and those others done_for . (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)I think I 've taken it about fifty times already '' ! winking at Joel 's look of shock . The week after Manassas the sound of horses in the yard brought Kate up in shock from an afternoon 's rest when she saw the Federal soldiers from her upstairs window . Related terms |
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[ verb ] surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
Synonyms Examples "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" Used in print (High Fidelity, 11:10...)The Presto ma_non_assai of the first trio of the scherzo is taken literally and may shock you , as the real Allegro_con_spirito of the finale is likely to bring you to your feet . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)`` Oh_no '' , Harold said , shocked . |
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[ verb ] strike with disgust or revulsion
Synonyms Examples "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" Used in print (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)Aging but still precocious , French feline enfant_terrible Francoisette_Lagoon has succeeded in shocking jaded old Paris again , this time with a sexy ballet scenario called The_Lascivious_Interlude , the story of a nymphomaniac trip-hammer operator who falls hopelessly in_love with a middle-aged steam_shovel . |
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[ noun ] (biology,medicine) a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
Synonyms Examples "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response" "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks" Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)Even when the intensity of the shocks was increased gradually , it failed to evoke any signs of pain . Related terms |
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[ noun ] an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
Synonyms Examples "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" Used in print (Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)She went downstairs and received another curious shock , for when Glendora flapped into the dining_room in her homemade moccasins , Sarah asked her when she had brought coffee to her room and Glendora said she had n't . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (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
Used in print (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)On July 4 , 1959 , the patient developed marked abdominal pain and distension , went into shock , and died . |
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[ noun ] (geology) an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
Synonyms Examples "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch" Used in print (L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)At 17_:_07 that afternoon ( Greenwich_time ) the shock was recorded by the seismograph alarm in Honolulu . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
Examples "corn is bound in small sheeves and several sheeves are set up together in shocks" "whole fields of wheat in shock" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
Examples "he had an unruly shock of black hair" Related terms |
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[ verb ] collide violently
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[ verb ] subject to electrical shocks
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 13410
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[ noun ] a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
Synonyms Examples "the old car needed a new set of shocks" Related terms |
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