a sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience

it was a shock to face such hostile attitudes when I arrived

a shock ending

an acute medical condition associated with a fall in blood pressure, caused by such events as loss of blood, severe burns, allergic reaction, or sudden emotional stress, and marked by cold, pallid skin, irregular breathing, rapid pulse, and dilated pupils

he died of shock due to massive abdominal haemorrhage

a violent shaking movement caused by an impact, explosion, or tremor

earthquake shocks

rackets today don't bend or absorb shock the way wooden rackets do

cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset

they were deeply shocked by the incident

affect with an electric shock

collide violently

carriage after carriage shocked fiercely against the engine

a group of twelve sheaves of grain placed upright and supporting each other to allow the grain to dry and ripen

arrange (sheaves of grain) in a shock

the grain is shocked in the field after it is cut

an unkempt or thick mass of hair

a man with a shock of ginger hair