Definition of shocks

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Definition of shocks

  • the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat (noun)

    Examples

    1. the armies met in the shock of battle

    Synonyms

    1. impact
  • a sudden jarring impact (noun)

    Examples

    1. all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers

    Synonyms

    1. jar
    2. jolt
    3. jounce
  • surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. ball over
    2. blow out of the water
    3. floor
    4. take aback
  • a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses (noun)

    Examples

    1. the old car needed a new set of shocks

    Synonyms

    1. cushion
    2. shock absorber
  • a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body (noun)

    Examples

    1. subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response
    2. electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks

    Synonyms

    1. electric shock
    2. electrical shock
  • an unpleasant or disappointing surprise (noun)

    Examples

    1. it came as a shock to learn that he was injured

    Synonyms

    1. blow
  • an instance of agitation of the earth's crust (noun)

    Examples

    1. the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch

    Synonyms

    1. seismic disturbance
  • the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally (noun)

    Examples

    1. he was numb with shock

    Synonyms

    1. daze
    2. stupor
  • inflict a trauma upon (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. traumatise
    2. traumatize
  • strike with disgust or revulsion (verb)

    Examples

    1. The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends

    Synonyms

    1. appal
    2. appall
    3. offend
    4. outrage
    5. scandalise
    6. scandalize
  • a bushy thick mass (especially hair) (noun)

    Examples

    1. he had an unruly shock of black hair
  • a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field (noun)

    Examples

    1. corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks
    2. whole fields of wheat in shock
  • collect or gather into shocks (verb)

    Examples

    1. shock grain
  • collide violently (verb)
  • (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 (noun)

    Examples

    1. loss of blood is an important cause of shock
  • strike with horror or terror (verb)

    Examples

    1. The news of the bombing shocked her
  • subject to electrical shocks (verb)

See definition of shocks in Merriam Webster