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• Received-Pronunciation: /ʃɒk/
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• General-American: /ʃɔk/
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• General-American: /ʃɑk/
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• US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• homophone: shark (non-rhotic, father-bother merger)
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• rhymes with -ɒk
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• CMU ARPABET: SH AA1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle Dutch schokken (“to push, jolt, shake, jerk”) or Middle French choquer (“to collide with, clash”), from Old Dutch *skokkan (“to shake up and down, shog”), from Proto-Germanic *skukkaną (“to move, shake, tremble”). Of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *skakaną (“to shake, stir”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek-, *(s)keg- (“to shake, stir”); see shake. Cognate with Middle Low German schocken (“collide with, deliver a blow to, move back and forth”), Old High German scoc (“a jolt, swing”), Middle High German schocken (“to swing”) (German schaukeln), Old Norse skykkr (“vibration, surging motion”), Icelandic skykkjun (“tremulously”), Middle English schiggen (“to shake”). Doublet of shog.

* As an English surname, variant of Shuck. * As a German surname, Americanized from Schock, itself a variant of Scheck, or from the sense Schock (“heap”). Compare Schoch.

Variant of shag.

194 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: صَدْمَة (ṣadma) — sudden, heavy impact
• Belarusian: уда́р (udár) — sudden, heavy impact
• Bengali: সদমা (śodoma) — sudden, heavy impact
• Bulgarian: у́дар (údar) — sudden, heavy impact
• Bulgarian: сблъ́скване (sblǎ́skvane) — sudden, heavy impact
• Catalan: xoc — sudden, heavy impact
• Chinese Mandarin: 衝擊 /冲击 (chōngjī, chōngjí) — sudden, heavy impact
• Czech: náraz — sudden, heavy impact
• Czech: šok — sudden, heavy impact
• Dutch: schok — sudden, heavy impact
• Dutch: shock — sudden, heavy impact
• Finnish: isku — sudden, heavy impact
• Finnish: jytky — sudden, heavy impact
• French: choc — sudden, heavy impact
• Greek: κλονισμός (klonismós) — sudden, heavy impact
• Greek: κραδασμός (kradasmós) — sudden, heavy impact
• Higaonon: nakalitan — sudden, heavy impact
• Hindi: झटका (jhaṭkā) — sudden, heavy impact
• Indonesian: syok — sudden, heavy impact
• Indonesian: kejutan — sudden, heavy impact
• Japanese: 衝撃 (shōgeki) — sudden, heavy impact
• Japanese: ショック (shokku) — sudden, heavy impact
• Korean: 충격 (chunggyeok) — sudden, heavy impact
• Korean: 쇼크 (syokeu) — sudden, heavy impact
• Latin: impulsus — sudden, heavy impact
• Māori: rutunga — sudden, heavy impact
• Polish: wstrząs — sudden, heavy impact
• Portuguese: choque — sudden, heavy impact
• Russian: уда́р (udár) — sudden, heavy impact
• Spanish: choque — sudden, heavy impact
• Swedish: chock — sudden, heavy impact
• Swedish: skräll — sudden, heavy impact
• Turkish: şok — sudden, heavy impact
• Ukrainian: уда́р (udár) — sudden, heavy impact
• Vietnamese: choáng — sudden, heavy impact
• Vietnamese: ngạc nhiên — sudden, heavy impact
• Vietnamese: bất ngờ — sudden, heavy impact
• Arabic: صَدْمَة (ṣadma) — something surprising
• Belarusian: шок (šok) — something surprising
• Belarusian: узрушэ́нне (uzrušénnje) — something surprising
• Bulgarian: шок (šok) — something surprising
• Catalan: xoc — something surprising
• Chinese Mandarin: 震撼 (zhènhàn) — something surprising
• Chinese Mandarin: 震驚 /震惊 (zhènjīng) — something surprising
• Chinese Mandarin: 衝擊 /冲击 (chōngjí) — something surprising
• Danish: chok — something surprising
• Finnish: shokki — something surprising
• Finnish: jymy-yllätys — something surprising
• French: choc — something surprising
• German: Schock — something surprising
• Hungarian: döbbenet — something surprising
• Indonesian: kejutan — something surprising
• Irish: suaitheadh — something surprising
• Japanese: ショック (shokku) — something surprising
• Korean: 충격 (chunggyeok) — something surprising
• Korean: 쇼크 (syokeu) — something surprising
• Māori: whētuki — something surprising
• Māori: ohorere — something surprising
• Māori: ohomauri — something surprising
• Norwegian Bokmål: sjokk — something surprising
• Norwegian Nynorsk: sjokk — something surprising
• Polish: szok — something surprising
• Portuguese: choque — something surprising
• Russian: шок (šok) — something surprising
• Russian: потрясе́ние (potrjasénije) — something surprising
• Russian: уда́р (udár) — something surprising
• Spanish: pasmo — something surprising
• Swedish: chock — something surprising
• Swedish: överraskning — something surprising
• Turkish: şok — something surprising
• Ukrainian: шок (šok) — something surprising
• Ukrainian: потрясі́ння (potrjasínnja) — something surprising
• Ukrainian: звору́шення (zvorúšennja) — something surprising
• Vietnamese: sốc — something surprising
• Vietnamese: choáng — something surprising
• Arabic: صَعْقَة (ṣaʕqa) — electric shock
• Bulgarian: то́ков у́дар (tókov údar) — electric shock
• Chinese Mandarin: 電休克 /电休克 (diànxiūkè) — electric shock
• Chinese Mandarin: 觸電 /触电 (chùdiàn) — electric shock
• Dutch: schok — electric shock
• Esperanto: ŝoko — electric shock
• Finnish: sähköisku — electric shock
• Finnish: sähköshokki — electric shock
• German: Schlag — electric shock
• Greek: ηλεκτροπληξία (ilektroplixía) — electric shock
• Hungarian: áramütés — electric shock
• Italian: scossa — electric shock
• Polish: porażenie — electric shock
• Portuguese: choque — electric shock
• Russian: шок (šok) — electric shock
• Russian: электрошок (elektrošok) — electric shock
• Spanish: electrocución — electric shock
• Spanish: electrochoque — electric shock
• Spanish: choque eléctrico — electric shock
• Spanish: jalonazo — electric shock
• Swedish: elstöt — electric shock
• Swedish: stöt — electric shock
• Swedish: elchock — electric shock
• Swedish: chock — electric shock
• Vietnamese: choáng — electric shock
• Bulgarian: шок (šok) — life-threatening medical emergency
• Chinese Mandarin: 休克 (xiūkè) — life-threatening medical emergency
• Czech: šok — life-threatening medical emergency
• Danish: chok — life-threatening medical emergency
• Dutch: shock — life-threatening medical emergency
• Finnish: shokki — life-threatening medical emergency
• Finnish: šokki — life-threatening medical emergency
• French: choc — life-threatening medical emergency
• Hungarian: sokk — life-threatening medical emergency
• Indonesian: syok — life-threatening medical emergency
• Indonesian: renjatan — life-threatening medical emergency
• Italian: shock — life-threatening medical emergency
• Italian: choc — life-threatening medical emergency
• Kazakh: есеңгіреу (eseñgıreu) — life-threatening medical emergency
• Latin: commotus — life-threatening medical emergency
• Norwegian Bokmål: sjokk — life-threatening medical emergency
• Norwegian Nynorsk: sjokk — life-threatening medical emergency
• Polish: wstrząs — life-threatening medical emergency
• Portuguese: choque — life-threatening medical emergency
• Russian: шок (šok) — life-threatening medical emergency
• Spanish: choque — life-threatening medical emergency
• Spanish: shock (shok) — life-threatening medical emergency
• Turkish: şok — life-threatening medical emergency
• Ukrainian: шок (šok) — life-threatening medical emergency
• Vietnamese: choáng — life-threatening medical emergency
• Esperanto: ŝoko — a sudden mental or emotional disturbance
• French: choc — a sudden mental or emotional disturbance
• French: choc émotionnel — a sudden mental or emotional disturbance
• Irish: suaitheadh intinne — a sudden mental or emotional disturbance
• Italian: trauma — a sudden mental or emotional disturbance
• Italian: trauma emotivo — a sudden mental or emotional disturbance
• Māori: whētuki — a sudden mental or emotional disturbance
• Portuguese: choque — a sudden mental or emotional disturbance
• Portuguese: choque emocional — a sudden mental or emotional disturbance
• Spanish: conmoción — a sudden mental or emotional disturbance
• Spanish: impresión — a sudden mental or emotional disturbance
• Spanish: estupor — a sudden mental or emotional disturbance
• Spanish: shock (shok) — a sudden mental or emotional disturbance
• Spanish: pasmo — a sudden mental or emotional disturbance
• Spanish: anonadación — a sudden mental or emotional disturbance
• Spanish: anonadamiento — a sudden mental or emotional disturbance
• Spanish: sobresalto — a sudden mental or emotional disturbance
• Ukrainian: шок (šok) — a sudden mental or emotional disturbance
• Ukrainian: потрясі́ння (potrjasínnja) — a sudden mental or emotional disturbance
• Dutch: pluk — tuft or bunch
• Finnish: tuppo — tuft or bunch
• Finnish: tukko — tuft or bunch
• Greek: θημωνιά (thimoniá) — tuft or bunch
• Irish: suasán — tuft or bunch
• Azerbaijani: şoka salmaq — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Bulgarian: шокирам (šokiram) — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Catalan: xocar — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Danish: chokere — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Esperanto: ŝoki — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Finnish: järkyttää — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Finnish: shokeerata — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• French: choquer — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• German: schockieren — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Greek: συγκλονίζω (sygklonízo) — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Hebrew: זִעְזֵעַ (zi'zéa') — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Hungarian: megdöbbent — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Hungarian: megráz — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Hungarian: sokkol — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Ido: shokar — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Italian: turbare — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Latin: stupefaciō — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Latin: consternō — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Māori: whakaanuanu — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Māori: whakaohomauri — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Māori: whakawhētuki — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Māori: whakaohorere — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Polish: szokować — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Polish: zaszokować — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Portuguese: chocar — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Russian: шоки́ровать (šokírovatʹ) — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Russian: потряса́ть (potrjasátʹ) — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Spanish: shockear — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Spanish: conmocionar — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Spanish: anonadar — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Spanish: pasmar — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Spanish: sobrecoger — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Spanish: shokear — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Spanish: choquear — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Vietnamese: gây choáng — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Yiddish: שאָקירן (shokirn) — to cause to be emotionally shocked
• Arabic: صَعَقَ (ṣaʕaqa) — to give an electric shock
• Bulgarian: удря ток (udrja tok) — to give an electric shock
• Finnish: antaa sähköshokki — to give an electric shock
• German: einen Stromstoß versetzen — to give an electric shock
• Hungarian: megráz — to give an electric shock
• Hungarian: sokkol — to give an electric shock
• Portuguese: dar um choque — to give an electric shock
• Spanish: electrocutar — to give an electric shock
• Vietnamese: gây choáng — to give an electric shock