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shock

/ʃɑk/ · 5 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. noun

    the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

    his mother's death left him in a daze

  2. verb

    surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off

    I was floored when I heard that I was promoted

  3. verb

    strike with disgust or revulsion

    The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends

  4. noun

    the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat

    the armies met in the shock of battle

  5. noun

    a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body

    subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response

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