shocked

CEFRB1

/ʃɒkt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Very surprised and upset by something unexpected.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Affected, altered, or transformed by one or more shock waves.

Examples

  • I was quite shocked when I found out what he'd done.

  • Rosa Parks was arrested, and the black community of Montgomery was shocked and angry.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Suffering from shock.

  2. Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant.

  3. Subjected to electric shock.

More examples

In context

  • We were shocked at the news of his death.

  • We were shocked to see how ill she was.

  • The patient is shocked.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The children were blank when they saw the huge, scary monster in the dark forest.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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