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Shocks

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shocks"

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Word	Definition
take abackverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To surprise or shock; to discomfit.
stunnoun	The condition of being stunned.
offendverb	(transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
outragenoun	(uncountable) The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.
traumatizeverb	(transitive, psychiatry) To cause a trauma in.
appallverb	(transitive) To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.
stupornoun	A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly medicine) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.
dazenoun	The state of being dazed
scandalizeverb	(transitive) To cause great offense to (someone).
concussionnoun	(uncountable in Commonwealth, countable in Canada, US) An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function.
impactnoun	(figurative, proscribed) A significant or strong influence or effect.
blownoun	A strong wind.
appalverb	UK spelling of appall.
electric shocknoun	The physical reaction or shock caused by the flow of electricity through the body.
cushionnoun	A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.
floornoun	(countable) The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
shock absorbernoun	(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device designed to smooth out or damp any sudden shock impulse and dissipate kinetic energy; usually consists of a combination of a spring and a dashpot.
ball oververb	surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
blow out of the waterverb	(idiomatic) To trounce; to defeat thoroughly, as at a game or in battle.
electrical shocknoun	a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body