shock

CEFRA2

/ʃɒk/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A sudden feeling of surprise, fear, or distress.

  2. 02

    verb

    To surprise or upset someone greatly.

Examples

  • I got a terrible shock the other day.

  • In a foreign country most of us go through culture shock.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A sudden, heavy impact.

  2. A sudden or violent emotional disturbance.

  3. Something so surprising that it is stunning.

More examples

In context

  • We all shuddered from the great shock.

  • Carl had a shock at what he found.

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

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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. Cognate with Middle Low German schocken (“collide with, deliver a blow to, move back and forth”), Old High German scoc (“a jolt, swing”), Middle High German schocken (“to swing”) (German schaukeln), Old Norse skykkr (“vibration, surging motion”), Icelandic skykkjun (“tremulously”), Middle English schiggen (“to sh...