In a foreign country most of us go through culture shock.
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Shock
//ʃɒk//
Synonyms for "shock" (427 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (86)
dazeelectric shockjolttraumatizeabscessac arcaccidentacheachingagitateagueamplifyanaphylactic shockanemiaankylosisanoxiaaperiodic dischargeapneaappallappulse
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arcarc columnarc dischargeasphyxiationasthmaastonishastoundataxiaatrophyawebackachebankbatchbattle fatiguebleedingblennorheablowblow out of waterbobbobbleboltbombshellbouncebowl downbowl overbreakdownbreathbruntbrush dischargebulldozingbullingbumpbunchcachexiacachexycalamitycannoncarambolecaromcasualtycataclysmcatalepsycatastrophechargechatterchillchillsclashclumpclustercockcoliccollapsecollisioncomacombat fatigueconcussion
Noun(5 words)
Verb(4 words)
Strong matches (128)
constipationcontretempsconvulsioncopsecoughingcrack upcrack-upcrampcrashcropcrumpcrunchcutcyanosisdevastatediarrheadidderdisasterdischargediscombobulate
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discomposedisconcertdisgustdismaydisquietdisruptive dischargedistressdisturbditherdizzinessdolordriftdropsydumbfounddysenterydyspepsiadyspneaearthquakeedemaelectric dischargeelectric sparkelectrifyelectrodeless dischargeemaciationencephalitis lethargicaencounterenergizeeye-openerfaintingfalterfatiguefeverfibrillationflabbergastfleecefloorflurryflusterflutterfluxfreezefrightfrightenfussgalvanic shockgalvanizegenerategive offenseglow dischargegriefgrimacegross outgroupgroupinggroupmentgrovegrowthhammeringhassockhave an agueheadhead of hairheaphemorrhagehighhigh blood pressurehillhorrifyhorrorhurthustlehydropshypertensionhypoglycemic shockhypotensionicterusill hapimpactimpingementindigestioninflammationinjuryinsomniainsultitchingjactitatejarjaundicejerkjigjiggetjigglejogjogglejostlejounce
Noun(10 words)
Verb(2 words)
Related words (213)
jumpknockknotlabored breathinglesionlethargylocksloop inlotlow blood pressurelumbagomanemarasmusmassmatmaulingmeetingmental shockmessmisadventure
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mischancemisfortunemishapmopmoundmountainmownarcohypnosisnarcolepsynarcomanarcosisnarcotic stupornarcotizationnasal dischargenasty blownauseanauseatenecrosisnervous exhaustionneurogenic shocknodnonplusnumboffendonslaughtoscillatory dischargeoutrageoverwhelmpainpangparalysisparalyzepassionpercussionperturbpetrifypilepileupplug inpoulsen arcprostrationprotein shockpruritusput offpyramidquakequakerquaverquiverrammingrashrattlerepelrepercussionrevelationrevoltrheumrickrictusrockruckrufflescandalizescarescare stiffscare to deathsclerosissecondary shocksedationseizureserum shockshagshakeshake upshell shockshipwreckshivershock absorbershockershortshort circuitshort-circuitshuddersickensideswipesilent dischargeskin eruptionsledgehammeringsleeping sicknessslewsmashsmash-upsmashingsmashupsneezingsoporsoresore spotsparkspark gapspasmstackstaggerstaggering blowstartstartlestep downstep upstiffenstirstockpilestookstressstress of lifestrike dumbstrike terror intostrokestunstupefactionstupefystuporsufferingsurgical shocksurpriseswitch offswitch onswoontabestachycardiataketake abacktemblortender spotterrifyterrorthanatosisthatchthicketthroesthrowthrustingthunderbolttictingletragedytrancetraumatraumatismtrembletremortressestroubletufttumorturnturn offturn onturn the stomachtussocktwitchtwitterunsettleupsetupset stomachvertigovibratevomitingwallopwastingwhompwispwobblewonderwoundwound shockwreckwrench
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3 entriesSynonyms
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2 entriesderived
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3 entrieshas context
3 entriesis a
14 entriesmanner of
6 entriesrelated to
296 entriesShowing 16 of 296 words.
Translations
192 translations across 39 languages.
Arabic
4 entries- صَدْمَة noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- صَدْمَة noun (something surprising)
- صَعْقَة noun (electric shock)
- صَعَقَ verb (to give an electric shock)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- şoka salmaq verb (to cause to be emotionally shocked)
Belarusian
3 entries- уда́р noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- узрушэ́нне noun (something surprising)
- шок noun (something surprising)
Bengali
1 entries- সদমা noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Bulgarian
4 entries- сблъ́скване noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- то́ков у́дар noun (electric shock)
- у́дар noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- шок noun (something surprising)
Catalan
3 entries- xoc noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- xoc noun (something surprising)
- xocar verb (to cause to be emotionally shocked)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 休克 noun (life-threatening medical emergency)
- 衝擊 /冲击 noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- 衝擊 /冲击 noun (something surprising)
- 觸電 /触电 noun (electric shock)
Czech
3 entries- náraz noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- šok noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- šok noun (life-threatening medical emergency)
Danish
3 entries- chok noun (something surprising)
- chok noun (life-threatening medical emergency)
- chokere verb (to cause to be emotionally shocked)
Dutch
4 entries- pluk noun (tuft or bunch)
- schok noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- schok noun (electric shock)
- shock noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Esperanto
3 entries- ŝoko noun (electric shock)
- ŝoko noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
- ŝoki verb (to cause to be emotionally shocked)
Finnish
4 entries- isku noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- jymy-yllätys noun (something surprising)
- jytky noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- shokki noun (something surprising)
French
4 entries- choc noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- choc noun (something surprising)
- choc noun (life-threatening medical emergency)
- choc noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
German
4 entries- Schlag noun (electric shock)
- Schock noun (something surprising)
- einen Stromstoß versetzen verb (to give an electric shock)
- schockieren verb (to cause to be emotionally shocked)
Greek
4 entries- ηλεκτροπληξία noun (electric shock)
- θημωνιά noun (tuft or bunch)
- κλονισμός noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- κραδασμός noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Hebrew
1 entries- זִעְזֵעַ verb (to cause to be emotionally shocked)
Higaonon
1 entries- nakalitan noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Hindi
1 entries- झटका noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Hungarian
4 entries- döbbenet noun (something surprising)
- sokk noun (life-threatening medical emergency)
- áramütés noun (electric shock)
- megdöbbent verb (to cause to be emotionally shocked)
Ido
1 entries- shokar verb (to cause to be emotionally shocked)
Indonesian
4 entries- kejutan noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- kejutan noun (something surprising)
- renjatan noun (life-threatening medical emergency)
- syok noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Irish
3 entries- suaitheadh noun (something surprising)
- suaitheadh intinne noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
- suasán noun (tuft or bunch)
Italian
4 entries- choc noun (life-threatening medical emergency)
- scossa noun (electric shock)
- shock noun (life-threatening medical emergency)
- trauma noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
Japanese
2 entries- ショック noun (something surprising)
- 衝撃 noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Kazakh
1 entries- есеңгіреу noun (life-threatening medical emergency)
Korean
3 entries- 쇼크 noun (something surprising)
- 충격 noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- 충격 noun (something surprising)
Latin
4 entries- commotus noun (life-threatening medical emergency)
- impulsus noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- consternō verb (to cause to be emotionally shocked)
- stupefaciō verb (to cause to be emotionally shocked)
Māori
4 entries- ohomauri noun (something surprising)
- ohorere noun (something surprising)
- rutunga noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- whētuki noun (something surprising)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- sjokk noun (something surprising)
- sjokk noun (life-threatening medical emergency)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- sjokk noun (something surprising)
- sjokk noun (life-threatening medical emergency)
Polish
4 entries- porażenie noun (electric shock)
- szok noun (something surprising)
- wstrząs noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- wstrząs noun (life-threatening medical emergency)
Portuguese
4 entries- choque noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- choque noun (something surprising)
- choque noun (electric shock)
- choque noun (life-threatening medical emergency)
Russian
4 entries- потрясе́ние noun (something surprising)
- уда́р noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- уда́р noun (something surprising)
- шок noun (something surprising)
Spanish
4 entries- anonadación noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
- anonadamiento noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
- choque noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- choque noun (life-threatening medical emergency)
Swedish
4 entries- chock noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- chock noun (something surprising)
- chock noun (electric shock)
- elchock noun (electric shock)
Turkish
3 entries- şok noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- şok noun (something surprising)
- şok noun (life-threatening medical emergency)
Ukrainian
4 entries- звору́шення noun (something surprising)
- потрясі́ння noun (something surprising)
- потрясі́ння noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
- уда́р noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Vietnamese
4 entries- bất ngờ noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- choáng noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- choáng noun (something surprising)
- choáng noun (electric shock)
Yiddish
1 entries- שאָקירן verb (to cause to be emotionally shocked)
Sample sentences
32 total sentences available.
We all shuddered from the great shock.
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It won't be a long time before she recovers from the shock.
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Betty got over the shock.
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