shocked
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shock 1
(shŏk)n.
1. A violent collision, impact, or explosion, or the force or movement resulting from this: The shock of the explosion blew out windows of every building on the street.
2.
a. Something that suddenly causes emotional distress: The news of his death was a shock to all of us.
b. A sudden feeling of distress: The shock of the news has not yet worn off.
3. A massive, acute physiological reaction usually to physical trauma, infection, or allergy, characterized by a marked loss of blood pressure, resulting in a diminished blood flow to body tissues and a rapid heart rate.
4. The sensation and muscular spasm caused by an electric current passing through the body or a body part.
5. A sudden economic disturbance, such as a rise in the price of a commodity.
6. A shock absorber.
v. shocked, shock·ing, shocks
v.tr.
1. To surprise and disturb greatly: We were shocked by his admission of wrongdoing.
2. To induce a state of physical shock in (an animal or person).
3.
a. To subject (an animal or person) to an electric shock.
b. To administer electric current to (a patient) to treat cardiac arrest or life-threatening arrhythmias.
c. To administer electroconvulsive therapy to (a patient).
v.intr. Archaic
To come into contact violently, as in battle; collide.
[French choc, from choquer, to collide with, from Old French chuquier, perhaps of Germanic origin.]
shock 2
(shŏk)n.
1. A number of sheaves of grain stacked upright in a field for drying.
2. A thick heavy mass: a shock of white hair.
tr.v. shocked, shock·ing, shocks
To gather (grain) into shocks.
[Middle English shok.]
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shocked
(ʃɒkt)adj
1. very upset; in a state of shock
2. surprised and scandalized
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| Adj. | 1. |  shocked - struck with fear, dread, or consternationafraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions" |
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shocked
[ʃɒkt] ADJ1. (= horrified) → espantado; (= surprised) → estupefacto
I was shocked at the verdict → el veredicto me dejó espantado
don't look so shocked! → ¡no pongas esa cara de sorpresa!
there was a shocked silence → hubo un silencio de estupefacción
the jury listened to the tape in shocked silence → el jurado escuchaba la cinta enmudecido por el espanto
I was shocked at the verdict → el veredicto me dejó espantado
don't look so shocked! → ¡no pongas esa cara de sorpresa!
there was a shocked silence → hubo un silencio de estupefacción
the jury listened to the tape in shocked silence → el jurado escuchaba la cinta enmudecido por el espanto
2. (= outraged, offended) → escandalizado
shocked listeners/viewers rang up in their thousands → miles de oyentes/espectadores llamaron escandalizados
shocked listeners/viewers rang up in their thousands → miles de oyentes/espectadores llamaron escandalizados
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
shocked
[ˈʃɒkt] adj (= scandalized) → choqué(e)
He'll be shocked if you say that → Il va être choqué si tu dis ça., Tu vas le choquer si tu dis ça.
He'll be shocked if you say that → Il va être choqué si tu dis ça., Tu vas le choquer si tu dis ça.
(= upset) → bouleversé(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
shocked
adj → erschüttert, bestürzt; (= indignant, outraged) → schockiert, empört; (= amazed) → geschockt (inf); to be shocked (Med) → unter Schock stehen, in einem Schockzustand sein; the patient is badly shocked → der Patient hat einen schweren Schock (erlitten)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007