SHOCKS

The feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

Example: "His mother's death left him in a daze"

• daze  14
• stupor  8

The violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat

Example: "The armies met in the shock of battle"

• impact  12

A reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body

Example: "Subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"

• electric shock
• electrical shock

(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

Example: "Loss of blood is an important cause of shock"

• collapse  12
• prostration  13

• cardiogenic shock
• hypovolemic shock
• obstructive shock
• distributive shock
• • insulin reaction
  • insulin shock
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An instance of agitation of the earth's crust

Example: "The first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"

• seismic disturbance

An unpleasant or disappointing surprise

Example: "It came as a shock to learn that he was injured"

• surprise  10

• blip  8

A pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of indian corn set up in a field

Example: "Corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"

A bushy thick mass (especially hair)

Example: "He had an unruly shock of black hair"

A sudden jarring impact

Example: "The door closed with a jolt"

• jar  10
• jolt  11
• jounce  15

A mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses

Example: "The old car needed a new set of shocks"

• cushion  12
• shock absorber

• damper  11
• muffler  15

• air cushion
• air spring