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shock¹ noun 1 a strong emotional disturbance, especially a feeling of extreme surprise, outrage or disgust. 2 a cause of such a disturbance. 3 a heavy and violent impact, originally of charging warriors. 4 a clashing together. 5 outrage at something regarded as improper or wrong. 6 (in full electric shock) a convulsion caused by the passage of an electric current through the body. 7 a heavy jarring blow or impact. 8 medicine a a state of extreme physical collapse, characterized by lowered blood pressure and body temperature and a sweaty pallid skin, occurring as a result of haemorrhage, coronary thrombosis, severe burns, dehydration, drug overdose, extreme emotional disturbance, etc; b Scots a stroke. verb (shocked, shocking) 1 to assail or attack with a shock. 2 to give a shock to someone. 3 to make someone feel extreme surprise, outrage or disgust. 4 to shake or jar suddenly and forcefully. 5 intrans to outrage feelings. shock horror exclamation, colloq an ironic expression used in response to something purporting or claiming to shock. shock-horror adj used eg of banner headlines and other sensationalistic devices of the tabloid press.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from French choc, from choquer.

shock² noun a bushy mass of hair.
ETYMOLOGY: 19c.

shock³ noun a number of sheaves of corn propped up against each other to dry. verb (shocked, shocking) to set up in shocks.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: as schokke.