shock
B2Frequent NGSL-2UK /ʃɒk/US /ʃɑːk/
Meaning
noun
a strong feeling of surprise as a result of something happening, especially something unpleasant; the event that causes this feeling
“I got a terrible shock the other day.”
verb
to surprise and upset somebody
“shock somebody, President Kennedy's assassination in Dallas on November 22, 1963, shocked the world.”
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