shocked Definition

shock¹
noun

1. A strong emotional disturbance, especially a feeling of extreme surprise, outrage or disgust.

Thesaurus: confusion, hysteria, excitement, breakdown, collapse, consternation, dismay, distress, fright, perturbation.
2. A cause of such a disturbance.
3. A heavy and violent impact, originally of charging warriors.
4. A clashing together.
5. Outrage at something regarded as improper or wrong.
6. A convulsion caused by the passage of an electric current through the body.

Form: electric shock (in full)
7. A heavy jarring blow or impact.

Thesaurus: impact, jolt, blow, concussion, trauma.
8a. medicine.
A state of extreme physical collapse, characterized by lowered blood pressure and body temperature and a sweaty pallid skin, occurring as a result of haemorrhage, coronary thrombosis, severe burns, dehydration, drug overdose, extreme emotional disturbance, etc;
(Scots)
8b. medicine.
A stroke.

verb shocked, shocking

1. To assail or attack with a shock.
2. To give a shock to someone.

Thesaurus: startle, disturb, agitate, confound; Antonym: settle, gratify.
3. To make someone feel extreme surprise, outrage or disgust.

Thesaurus: insult, outrage, horrify, revolt, offend, appall, astound, anger, disgust, scandalize; Antonym: comfort, humour, please.
4. To shake or jar suddenly and forcefully.
intr
5. To outrage feelings.

Derivative: shock horror
exclamation

colloq
An ironic expression used in response to something purporting or claiming to shock.

Derivative: shock-horror
adj

Used eg of banner headlines and other sensationalistic devices of the tabloid press.

Etymology: 16c: from French choc, from choquer.

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shock³
noun

1. A number of sheaves of corn propped up against each other to dry.

verb

shocked, shocking
1. To set up in shocks.

Etymology: 14c: as schokke.