shocks

Noun

• the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
• the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
• a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
  • "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
• (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor
• an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
• an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
• a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
  • "corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"
• a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
• a sudden jarring impact
• a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
  • "the old car needed a new set of shocks"
• plural of shock

Verb

• surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
• strike with disgust or revulsion
• strike with horror or terror
• collide violently
• collect or gather into shocks
• subject to electrical shocks
• inflict a trauma upon
• third-person singular simple present indicative of shock

Synonyms

appal, appall, ball over, blow, blow out of the water, cushion, daze, electric shock, electrical shock, floor, impact, jar, jolt, jounce, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, seismic disturbance, shock, shock absorber, stupor, take aback, traumatise, traumatize