shock
Definitions
Noun
- The feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
- The violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
- A reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
- (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
- An instance of agitation of the earth's crust
- An unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- A pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of indian corn set up in a field
- A bushy thick mass (especially hair)
- A sudden jarring impact
- A mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
Verb
- Surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
- Strike with disgust or revulsion
- Strike with horror or terror
- Collide violently
- Collect or gather into shocks
- Subject to electrical shocks
- Inflict a trauma upon
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "shock".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shock | 1 | 31 |
| 2 | shocked | 1 | 19 |
| 3 | shocks | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | shocking | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | shockingly | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | electroshock | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | shockwave | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | shocker | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | aftershock | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | aftershocks | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | shellshock | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | shellshocked | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | shockey | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | shockley | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | shockwaves | 2 | 0 |
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Words that sound like the term "shock".
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Words that are statistically associated with "shock" in the same piece of text.
Results:
Term
Definitions: 17
Fragments: 15
Sound Alikes: 4
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 5
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Omaha police, mayor detail two uses of electric shock gloves by school resource officers
Aug 17, 2026 Nebraska Public Media
Aug 17, 2026 Nebraska Public Media
IRC Midyear Watchlist Update: More Shocks, Fewer Shock Absorbers
Jun 8, 2026 International Rescue Committee
Jun 8, 2026 International Rescue Committee

