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Meanings of shock in English

Russian
шок
Portuguese
choque circulatório
Spanish
shock circulatorio
Catalan
xoc
Wikidata

Medical condition of insufficient blood flow to the tissues of the body.

        Related terms
        шок
        Portuguese
        choque
        Spanish
        choque

        A reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body.

              choque
              Synonyms
              Examples for "electric shock"
              Examples for "electric shock"
              1
              Adding hospitalization and electric shock to the mix sadly compounded the problem.
              True compass: a memoir
              2
              In 2003 he underwent cardioversion electric shock treatment for a heart irregularity.
              The Guardian
              3
              The words tingled through the mind of Ashe like an electric shock.
              The Puritans
              4
              The crowd stirred as if the electric shock had swept every nerve.
              The Root of Evil
              5
              They dread the electric shock of a too sudden contact with it.
              The Marble Faun; Or, The Romance of Monte Beni - Volume 2
              1
              Rage was dizzy from what had been some sort of electrical shock.
              Winter door
              2
              That poses an electrical shock hazard when plugged into a live socket.
              Wired
              3
              Other participants saw the same picture but did not receive an electrical shock.
              Reuters
              4
              His hackles bristled as if he had sustained an electrical shock.
              Fear nothing
              5
              She was hit with a sudden electrical shock that convulsed her.
              Bloodchild and Other Stories
              Portuguese
              amortecedor
              Catalan
              amortidor

              A mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses.

                    amortecedor
                    Portuguese
                    ofender
                    Catalan
                    xocar
                    Spanish
                    impactar

                    Strike with disgust or revulsion.

                        ofender
                        Usage of shock in English
                        1
                        Indeed, authorities are using banks' excess capital to help cushion the shock.
                        Reuters
                        2
                        Meanwhile, in Europe a hard Brexit shock was a risk, Deutsche said.
                        Reuters
                        3
                        Meade said: We're all in a state of shock at the moment.
                        The Irish Times
                        4
                        Patients: The target population was patients with consensus criteria for septic shock.
                        Pubmed
                        5
                        The decision to leave the EU sent shock waves throughout the EU.
                        The Irish Times
                        6
                        After the shock initial results, the situation in Sulaimaniya was particularly tense.
                        Reuters
                        7
                        Musically they're still working the short, sharp, shock template to great effect.
                        The Irish Times
                        8
                        Former fellow model Ruth Schuler said: It has left me in shock.
                        News.com.au
                        9
                        Paulo was terrified: 'Do you mean I'm going to have shock treatment?'
                        A warrior's life: a biography of paulo coelho
                        10
                        And to her shock, four days later the results came back positive.
                        News.com.au
                        11
                        A one-year health shock often is not repeated, but expect the unexpected.
                        Reuters
                        12
                        It was all she needed to shock her right back to reality.
                        Stolen heat
                        13
                        Now terrorism and the Western response to terrorism have renewed the shock.
                        The Irish Times
                        14
                        A significantly higher number of patients in group B went into shock.
                        Pubmed
                        15
                        Results and conclusions: Vasoactive drugs are an essential part of shock management.
                        Pubmed
                        16
                        I was in a state of shock but needed no medical attention.
                        Evidence of the afterlife: the science of near-death experiences