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to surprise someone
daze, shock, stupor(noun)the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
"his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"
shock, impact(noun)the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
"the armies met in the shock of battle"
electric shock, electrical shock, shock(noun)a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
"subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
shock(noun)(pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor
"loss of blood is an important cause of shock"
shock, seismic disturbance(noun)an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
"the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"
shock, blow(noun)an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
"it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
shock(noun)a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
"corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"
shock(noun)a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
"he had an unruly shock of black hair"
jolt, jar, jounce, shock(noun)a sudden jarring impact
"the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
shock absorber, shock, cushion(verb)a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
"the old car needed a new set of shocks"
shock, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback(verb)surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
"I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage(verb)strike with disgust or revulsion
"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
shock(verb)strike with horror or terror
"The news of the bombing shocked her"
shock(verb)collide violently
shock(verb)collect or gather into shocks
"shock grain"
shock(verb)subject to electrical shocks
traumatize, traumatise, shock(verb)inflict a trauma upon
a forceful coming together of two thingsthe whole railway platform shook from the shock of the two trains colliding
the state of being strongly impressed by something unexpected or unusualwere in shock after they heard the news of the death of the president
to cause an unpleasant surprise for Mom was shocked by the terrible news that her cousin had died in an accidentI was shocked to find out that I was the victim of identity theft
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpectedwere shocked by the way the law against public intoxication was constantly being broken
to strike with fearthe sudden appearance of the ghost shocked us to the core
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