Shock | Mean of shock in English Dictionary

/ˈʃɑːk/

• Noun
• a sudden usually unpleasant or upsetting feeling caused by something unexpected
1. If you haven't been there for a while, prepare yourself for a shock: the place has changed a lot.
2. a terrible/nasty shock
3. You're in for a big/rude shock if you think this job will be easy.
4. the shock of discovering that someone you love has betrayed you
5. He got the shock of his life [=he was very unpleasantly surprised] when he saw his own name on the list.
• something unexpected that causes a sudden usually unpleasant or upsetting feeling
1. Seeing his parents at the rock concert was a shock.
2. Her death came as a shock to the family.
3. It came as quite a shock.
4. It is something of a shock to learn/discover that she is guilty.
• a state in which you are experiencing a sudden usually unpleasant or upsetting feeling because of something unexpected
1. She stood there in shock as he told her what had happened.
2. They were in a state of shock after hearing the news. = They were in shock over the news.

• a sudden bad change in something
1. Unfortunately, it's the poor who are most vulnerable to this kind of economic shock.
2. oil/energy price shocks
• a serious condition in which the body is not able to get enough blood to all the parts of the body
1. She was treated/hospitalized for shock after the accident.
2. He was in (a state of) shock. = He was suffering from shock.
• the effect of a strong charge of electricity passing through the body of a person or animal
1. When the wires touched, I got a shock.
2. an electric shock
3. I walked across the carpet and then got a shock when I touched the metal doorknob.
• a violent shake
1. an earthquake shock
2. The building is made to withstand large shocks.
3. the shock of the explosion
4. The car's bumper absorbs shock on impact.
• something that has a sudden and usually unpleasant effect on you
1. The cold weather was a shock to my system after being in the tropics.
2. For freshmen, college life can be a real shock to the system.
• Verb
• to surprise and usually upset (someone)
1. The attack shocked the world.
2. His anger shocked us.
3. They were shocked to discover/learn that their son was taking drugs.
4. I am shocked at/by how easy it was to do.
5. Everyone was deeply shocked at/by her behavior.
6. We were shocked by the news of her death.
7. We were shocked into silence by what we saw. [=we were so surprised and upset by what we saw that we could not say anything]
8. The news was so upsetting that people were finally shocked into (taking) action.
• to cause (someone) to feel horror or disgust
1. He enjoys shocking his readers.
2. I was shocked by their bad language.
3. The art exhibit is meant to shock.
• Noun
• a thick and full mass of hair
1. a shock of hair