shocked

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shocked

  • /ʃɒkt/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒkt

adjective more shocked · most shocked

  1. Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant. We were shocked to see how ill she was.
  2. Suffering from shock. The patient is shocked.

    Similar: shaken

  3. Affected, altered, or transformed by one or more shock waves. shocked quartz
  4. Subjected to electric shock. Dr. Kurt Urban, most shocked man in the world, on roof of Mt. Generoso lightningproof cabin.

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of shock

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: aghast, afraid, appalled, dismayed, startled, astonished, astounded, amazed, surprised, stunned, bewildered, distressed, alarming, troubled, horrified, disconcerted

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adj surprised, startled, confused

Españolatónito, estupefacto, flipado
中文震驚 /震惊 zhènjīng
Portuguêschocado
Françaischoqué
Deutschschockiert
Italianoscioccato, sbalordito, stupefatto, basito, di stucco
Românășocat
Русскийпотрясённый potrjasjónnyj, шоки́рованный šokírovannyj

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@misc{shocked_2026,
  title = {shocked},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shocked},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}