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shocknoun a forceful coming together of two thingsthe whole railway platform shook from the shock of the two trains colliding bump, collision, concussion, crash, impact, impingement, jar, jolt, jounce, kick, slam, smash, strike, wallop blow, buffet, hit, knock, punch, rap, slap, thumpbashing, battering, bludgeoning, clobbering, hammering, lambasting, licking, pounding, pummeling(also pummelling), thrashingcontact, encounter, meeting, touch the state of being strongly impressed by something unexpected or unusualwere in shock after they heard the news of the death of the president amazement, astonishment, startlement, stupefaction, surprise(also surprize) awe, wonder, wondermentstartlebewilderment, confusion, consternation, discomfiture, dismay shockverbto cause an unpleasant surprise forMom was shocked by the terrible news that her cousin had died in an accident I was shocked to find out that I was the victim of identity theft appall(also appal), floor, jolt, shake up astonish, bowl over, dumbfound(also dumfound), flabbergast, freak (out), stun, stupefyaffright, alarm(also alarum), dismay, fright, frighten, horrify, panic, scare, scarify, spook, startle, terrify, terrorizedisgust, nauseate, repel, revolt, sicken, turn offdisplease, offend, outrage, scandalizeamaze, astound, awechill, daunt, demoralize, dispirit, emasculate, undo, unman, unnerve, unstringdiscomfort, discompose, disconcert, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, shake, unsettle, upset, weird outcrush, overpower, overwhelm knock for a loop buffer, cushiondelight, gratify, please, rejoice, ticklecharm, entice, temptassure, cheer, comfort, console, solace, soothereassure to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpectedwere shocked by the way the law against public intoxication was constantly being broken amaze, astonish, astound, bowl over, dumbfound(also dumfound), flabbergast, floor, rock, startle, stun, stupefy, surprise(also surprize), thunderstrike befuddle, bewilder, blindside, blow away, confound, confuse, daze, discomfit, disconcert, dismay, jar, muddle, nonplus, perplex, shake up knock for a loop, take aback, take by surprise to strike with fearthe sudden appearance of the ghost shocked us to the core affright, alarm(also alarum), fright, frighten, horrify, panic, scare, scarify, spook, startle, terrify, terrorize appall(also appal), bowl over, dismay, floor, jolt, shake, shake upamaze, astound, awechill, daunt, demoralize, dispirit, emasculate, psych (out), undo, unman, unnerve, unstringdiscomfort, discompose, disconcert, disquiet, distract, distress, disturb, perturb, unsettle, upset, worry give one the creeps, make one's flesh creep(or make one's flesh crawl) reassure assure, cheer, comfort, console, solace, sootheembolden, encourage, hearten, inspire, steel n.impact, collision, shock, concussion mean a forceful, even violent contact between two or more things.impact may be used to imply contact between two things, at least one of which is impelled toward the other.the glass shattered on impact with the floor collision implies the coming together of two or more things with such force that both or all are damaged or their progress is severely impeded.the collision damaged the vehicle shock often denotes the effect produced by a collision and carries the suggestion of something that strikes or hits with force.the shock of falling rocks concussion when not in technical use, often suggests the shattering, disrupting, or weakening effects of a collision, explosion, or blow.bystanders felt the concussion of the blast in the 14th century |