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shocked

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ʃɒkt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒkt
  • CMU ARPABET: SH AA1 K T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We were shocked to see how ill she was.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Suffering from shock.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

Examples

  • The patient is shocked.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Affected, altered, or transformed by one or more shock waves.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Examples

  • shocked quartz

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Subjected to electric shock.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of shock

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

struck with fear, dread, or consternation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aghast(p), appalled, dismayed

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 震驚 /震惊 (zhènjīng) — surprised, startled, confused
  • Finnish: kauhistunut — surprised, startled, confused
  • Finnish: shokissa — surprised, startled, confused
  • French: choqué — surprised, startled, confused
  • German: schockiert — surprised, startled, confused
  • Italian: scioccato — surprised, startled, confused
  • Italian: sbalordito — surprised, startled, confused
  • Italian: stupefatto — surprised, startled, confused
  • Italian: basito — surprised, startled, confused
  • Italian: di stucco — surprised, startled, confused
  • Māori: whētuki — surprised, startled, confused
  • Māori: tumeke — surprised, startled, confused
  • Polish: zaszokowany — surprised, startled, confused
  • Polish: zszokowany — surprised, startled, confused
  • Polish: zaskoczony — surprised, startled, confused
  • Portuguese: chocado — surprised, startled, confused
  • Romanian: șocat — surprised, startled, confused
  • Russian: потрясённый (potrjasjónnyj) — surprised, startled, confused
  • Russian: шоки́рованный (šokírovannyj) — surprised, startled, confused
  • Spanish: atónito — surprised, startled, confused
  • Spanish: estupefacto — surprised, startled, confused
  • Spanish: flipado — surprised, startled, confused
  • Turkish: şok — surprised, startled, confused
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