Adjective: shocked shókt- Struck with fear, dread, or consternation
"The union was shocked at the news that up to 1500 jobs were to be lost"; - aghast, appalled, dismayed Verb: shock shók- Greatly surprise
"I was shocked when I heard that I was promoted"; - floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback - Strike with disgust or revulsion
"The scandalous behaviour of this married woman shocked her friends"; - offend, scandalize, scandalise [Brit], appal [Brit, Cdn], appall [US], outrage - Strike with horror or terror
"The news of the bombing shocked her" - Collide violently
- Collect or gather into shocks
"shock grain" - Subject to electrical shocks
- Inflict a trauma upon
- traumatize, traumatise [Brit]
See also: afraid, 'fraid [non-standard] Type of: alarm, appal [Brit, Cdn], appall [US], care for, clash, collect, collide, disgust, dismay, garner, gather, horrify, injure, nauseate, pull together, revolt, sicken, surprise, treat, wound Encyclopedia: Shocked, Michelle Shock, Vibration & Acceleration Data Logger |