shock
What is the Definition of shock?
Noun:
- the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
- the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
- a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
- (pathology)
- an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
- a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
- a sudden jarring impact
- a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
Verb:
- surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
- strike with disgust or revulsion
- strike with horror or terror
- collide violently
- collect or gather into shocks
- subject to electrical shocks
- inflict a trauma upon
How can I use shock in a sentence?
Never — in all my time at Hogwarts — Professor McGonagall was almost speechless with shock, and her glasses flashed furiously, — how dare you — might have broken your neck — It was not his fault, Professor — Be quiet, Miss Patil — But Malfoy — That is enough, Mr. Weasley.
Harry had gotten used to this by now, but it had given him a bit of a shock on the first morning, when about a hundred owls had suddenly streamed into the Great Hall during breakfast, circling the tables until they saw their owners, and dropping letters and packages onto their laps.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione stood up to yell and cheer as Neville, white with shock, disappeared under a pile of people hugging him.
It was always a nasty shock when one of them glided suddenly through a door you were trying to open.
He sent that note, I bet the Ministry of Magic will get a real shock when Dumbledore turns up.