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Webster's 1828 DictionarySHOCK'ED, pp. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)adj Webster's 1913 DictionaryShock Shock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shocked; p. pr. & vb. n. Shocking.] [OE. schokken; cf. D. schokken, F. choquer, Sp. chocar. [root]161. Cf. Chuck to strike, Jog, Shake, Shock a striking, Shog, n. & v.] 1. To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence. Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we shall shock them. --Shak. I shall never forget the force with which he shocked De Vipont. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates. Advise him not to shock a father's will. --Dryden. Collin's Cobuild Dictionarysee shock Moby Thesaurusagape, appalled, bowled down, confounded, dismayed, dumbfounded, electrified, horrified, jarred, jolted, offended, outraged, overwhelmed, shaken, shaken up, shook, shook up, staggered, startled, taken aback, thunderstruck |