shock

shock

noun

Definition of SHOCK

1

a forceful coming together of two things <the whole railway platform shook from the shock of the two trains colliding>

Synonyms bump, collision, concussion, crash, impingement, jar, jolt, jounce, kick, shock, slam, smash, strike, wallop

Related Words blow, buffet, hit, knock, punch, rap, slap, thump; bashing, battering, bludgeoning, clobbering, hammering, lambasting, licking, pounding, pummeling (also pummelling), thrashing; contact, encounter, meeting, touch

2

the state of being strongly impressed by something unexpected or unusual <were in shock after they heard the news of the death of the president>

Synonyms amazement, astonishment, shock, startlement, stupefaction

Related Words awe, wonder, wonderment; startle; bewilderment, confusion, consternation, discomfiture, dismay