shock

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"

the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle"

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"

(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"

an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"

an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"

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"

a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair"

a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"

a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks"

surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"

strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"

strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her"

collide violently

collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain"

subject to electrical shocks

inflict a trauma upon