| shock | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. daze, shock, stupor | the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally.; "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock" |
| ~ stupefaction | a feeling of stupefied astonishment. |
| n. (act) | 2. impact, shock | the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat.; "the armies met in the shock of battle" |
| ~ fighting, combat, fight, scrap | the act of fighting; any contest or struggle.; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" |
| n. (act) | 3. electric shock, electrical shock, shock | a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body.; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks" |
| ~ inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus. |
| n. (state) | 4. shock | (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.; "loss of blood is an important cause of shock" |
| ~ pathology | the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases. |
| ~ collapse, prostration | an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion.; "the commander's prostration demoralized his men" |
| ~ cardiogenic shock | shock caused by cardiac arrest. |
| ~ hypovolemic shock | shock caused by severe blood or fluid loss. |
| ~ obstructive shock | shock caused by obstruction of blood flow. |
| ~ distributive shock | shock caused by poor distribution of the blood flow. |
| ~ insulin reaction, insulin shock | hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma. |
| n. (event) | 5. seismic disturbance, shock | an instance of agitation of the earth's crust.; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch" |
| ~ earthquake, quake, seism, temblor | shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity. |
| n. (event) | 6. blow, shock | an unpleasant or disappointing surprise.; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" |
| ~ surprise | a sudden unexpected event. |
| ~ blip | a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption.; "the market had one bad blip today"; "you can't react to the day-to-day blips"; "renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales" |
| n. (group) | 7. shock | 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"; "whole fields of wheat in shock" |
| ~ cumulation, heap, pile, agglomerate, cumulus, mound | a collection of objects laid on top of each other. |
| n. (group) | 8. shock | a bushy thick mass (especially hair).; "he had an unruly shock of black hair" |
| ~ mass | an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people). |
| n. (event) | 9. jar, jolt, jounce, shock | a sudden jarring impact.; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers" |
| ~ blow, bump | an impact (as from a collision).; "the bump threw him off the bicycle" |
| n. (artifact) | 10. cushion, shock, shock absorber | a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses.; "the old car needed a new set of shocks" |
| ~ air spring, air cushion | a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion. |
| ~ damper, muffler | a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations. |
| ~ suspension system, suspension | a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle. |
| v. (emotion) | 11. ball over, blow out of the water, floor, shock, take aback | surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off.; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" |
| ~ surprise | cause to be surprised.; "The news really surprised me" |
| ~ galvanise, galvanize, startle | to stimulate to action.; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action" |
| v. (emotion) | 12. appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, shock | strike with disgust or revulsion.; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" |
| ~ churn up, sicken, disgust, nauseate, revolt | cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of.; "The pornographic pictures sickened us" |
| v. (emotion) | 13. shock | strike with horror or terror.; "The news of the bombing shocked her" |
| ~ alarm, horrify, appal, appall, dismay | fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised.; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" |
| v. (contact) | 14. shock | collide violently. |
| ~ clash, collide | crash together with violent impact.; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed" |
| v. (contact) | 15. shock | collect or gather into shocks.; "shock grain" |
| ~ gather, pull together, collect, garner | assemble or get together.; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" |
| v. (body) | 16. shock | subject to electrical shocks. |
| ~ care for, treat | provide treatment for.; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics" |
| ~ galvanise, galvanize | stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock. |
| v. (body) | 17. shock, traumatise, traumatize | inflict a trauma upon. |
| ~ injure, wound | cause injuries or bodily harm to. |
| threaten | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten | pose a threat to; present a danger to.; "The pollution is endangering the crops" |
| ~ exist, be | have an existence, be extant.; "Is there a God?" |
| v. (communication) | 2. threaten | to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:.; "He threatened me when I tried to call the police" |
| ~ warn | notify of danger, potential harm, or risk.; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking" |
| ~ offer | threaten to do something.; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal" |
| v. (communication) | 3. threaten | to be a menacing indication of something:.; "The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens" |
| ~ augur, auspicate, bode, foreshadow, omen, portend, presage, betoken, predict, prefigure, prognosticate, forecast, foretell | indicate by signs.; "These signs bode bad news" |
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