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Shock /ʃɒk/

The meaning and definition of Shock, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. A sudden, heavy impact.
    “The train hit the buffers with a great shock.”
  2. A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation.
verb
  1. To cause to be emotionally shocked, to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.
    “The disaster shocked the world.”
  2. To give an electric shock to.

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