Shocked

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shock \Shock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shocked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Shocking}.] [OE. schokken; cf. D. schokken, F. choquer, Sp.
     chocar. [root]161. Cf. {Chuck} to strike, {Jog}, {Shake},
     {Shock} a striking, {Shog}, n. & v.]
     1. To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to
        strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence.


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              Come the three corners of the world in arms,
              And we shall shock them.              --Shak.
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              I shall never forget the force with which he shocked
              De Vipont.                            --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     2. To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to
        cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates.
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              Advise him not to shock a father's will. --Dryden.
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     3. (Physiol.) To subject to the action of an electrical
        discharge so as to cause a more or less violent depression
        or commotion of the nervous system.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shocked
       adj : struck with fear, dread, or consternation [syn: {aghast(p)},
              {appalled}, {dismayed}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "shocked":
     agape, appalled, bowled down, confounded, dismayed, dumbfounded,
     electrified, horrified, jarred, jolted, offended, outraged,
     overwhelmed, shaken, shaken up, shook, shook up, staggered,
     startled, taken aback, thunderstruck