unpleasant surprise
1 [C,usually sing,U] an unpleasant feeling as a result of sth bad happening; the event that causes this feeling:
The news of his death came as a shock to us all. * He's still in a state of shock. * I got a terrible shock the other day. * She still hadn't got over the shock of seeing him again. * (informal) If you think the job will be easy, you're in for a shock. * Losing in the first round was a shock to the system (= it was a more of a shock because it was not expected). * The team suffered a shock defeat in the first round. * When I added up the cost it gave me quite a shock.
seealsoCULTURESHOCK
medical
2 [U] a serious medical condition, usually the result of injury in which a person has lost a lot of blood and they are extremely weak:
She was taken to hospital suffering from shock. * He isn't seriously injured but he is in (a state of) shock.
seealsoSHELLSHOCK, TOXICSHOCKSYNDROME
violent shaking
3 [C,U] a violent shaking movement that is caused by an explosion, earthquake, etc:
The shock of the explosion could be felt up to six miles away. * The bumper absorbs shock on impact.
from electricity
4 [C] = ELECTRICSHOCK:
Don't touch that wire or you'll get a shock.
of hair
5 a thick mass of hair on a person's head:
She's a large plump woman with a shock of red hair.
IDIOMS
shock horror (BrE, informal, often humorous) used when you pretend to be shocked by sth that is not really very serious or surprising
سۆز تۈركۈمى: verb
surprise and upset
1 to surprise and upset sb:
[VN] It shocks you when something like that happens. * We were all shocked at the news of his death. * [VNthat] Neighbours were shocked that such an attack could happen in their area. * [VNtoinf] I was shocked to hear that he had resigned.
offend / disgust
2 (of bad language, immoral behaviour, etc.) to make sb feel offended or disgusted:
[V] These movies deliberately set out to shock. * [VN] She enjoys shocking people by saying outrageous things. [also VNtoinf]
shocked adjective:
For a few minutes we stood in shocked silence.
