shock

Definition for shock

noun as in complete surprise; blow

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awe, bump, collapse, confusion, consternation, disturbance, earthquake, excitement, impact, injury, jolt, scare, trauma

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bombshell, breakdown, clash, collision, concussion, crash, distress, encounter, hysteria, jarring, percussion, prostration, ram, start, stroke, stupefaction, stupor, turn, upset, whammy, wreck

Weak matches

double whammy, eye-opener, traumatism

verb as in completely surprise

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agitate, anger, astound, awe, disgust, dismay, displease, disturb, flabbergast, horrify, insult, jar, jolt, offend, outrage, overwhelm, paralyze, rock, shake, shake up, sicken, startle, stun, traumatize, unsettle

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abash, antagonize, daze, disquiet, electrify, flood, floor, nauseate, numb, overcome, revolt, scandalize, stagger, stupefy

Weak matches

bowl over, give a turn, hit like ton of bricks, knock out, throw a curve

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I arrived at the Cielo Vista Walmart three weeks later to find flowers and pictures and memorials adorning a quarter-mile chain-link fence erected around the store’s perimeter and a city still in shock.

From Salon

The shock has been even greater for 25-year-old Cameron Adair from Scunthorpe, whose great, great uncle, Corporal William Adair, is one of two soldiers from the Royal Ulster Rifles Ms Nash has also managed to identify.

From BBC

Others in Congress expressed shock — and dismay — at the news of Gaetz’s nomination.

From Los Angeles Times

Donald Trump's nomination of fellow Florida Republican Matt Gaetz for attorney general has caused shock among several of Gaetz's fellow lawmakers.

From Salon

Aleasha, 20, said it was a "big shock" when questions about "the acidity of volcanoes" came up in her science exam, rather than the health-based questions she had been preparing for.

From BBC

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