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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- shock :the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
- his mother's death left him in a daze|he was numb with shock
- shock :surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
- I was floored when I heard that I was promoted
- shock :the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
- the armies met in the shock of battle
- shock :strike with disgust or revulsion
- The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
- shock :a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
- subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response|electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks
- shock :strike with horror or terror
- The news of the bombing shocked her
- shock :(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
- loss of blood is an important cause of shock
- shock :an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
- the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch