shocked

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UK/ʃɒkt/

adjective

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

“shocked quartz”

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shakenaghastappalleddismayedafraid
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Meanings

adjectiveshocked (comparative more shocked, superlative most shocked)

comparative more shocked · superlative most shocked

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

    We were shocked to see how ill she was.

  2. medicineSuffering from shock.

    The patient is shocked.

    Synonyms: shaken

  3. natural sciencesAffected, altered, or transformed by one or more shock waves.

    shocked quartz

  4. Subjected to electric shock.

    Dr. Kurt Urban, most shocked man in the world, on roof of Mt. Generoso lightningproof cabin.

    1931, Popular Science, volume 119, number 3, page 26
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of shock

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSuffering from shock.

Similar
shaken

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivestruck with fear, dread, or consternation

Similar
aghastappalleddismayedafraid
Also see
afraidaghastappalledastonisheddismayeddumbfoundedflabbergastedgruesomescared shitlessshakentimorous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 震驚 /震惊
  • 震驚 /震惊 (zhènjīng)surprised, startled, confused
Finnish kauhistunut, shokissa
  • kauhistunutsurprised, startled, confused
  • shokissasurprised, startled, confused
French choqué
  • choquésurprised, startled, confused
German schockiert
  • schockiertsurprised, startled, confused
Italian scioccato, sbalordito
  • scioccatosurprised, startled, confused
  • sbalorditosurprised, startled, confused
  • stupefattosurprised, startled, confused
  • basitosurprised, startled, confused
  • di stuccosurprised, startled, confused
Māori whētuki, tumeke
  • whētukisurprised, startled, confused
  • tumekesurprised, startled, confused
Polish zaszokowany, zszokowany
  • zaszokowanysurprised, startled, confused
  • zszokowanysurprised, startled, confused
  • zaskoczonysurprised, startled, confused
Portuguese chocado
  • chocadosurprised, startled, confused
Romanian șocat
  • șocatsurprised, startled, confused
Russian потрясённый, шоки́рованный
  • потрясённый (potrjasjónnyj)surprised, startled, confused
  • шоки́рованный (šokírovannyj)surprised, startled, confused
Spanish atónito, estupefacto
  • atónitosurprised, startled, confused
  • estupefactosurprised, startled, confused
  • flipadosurprised, startled, confused
Turkish şok
  • şoksurprised, startled, confused

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shocked

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Cite this entry
APA

shocked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shocked

MLA

“shocked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shocked. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shocked,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shocked.

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