In a foreign country most of us go through culture shock.
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Shock
/ʃɒk/
Synonyms for "shock" (512 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (103)
Noun(15 words)
abscessac arcaccidentacheachingagitateagueamplifyanaphylactic shockanemiaankylosisanoxiaaperiodic dischargeapneaappallappulsearcarc columnarc dischargeasphyxiation
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asthmaastonishastoundataxiaatrophyawebackachebankbatchbattle fatiguebleedingblennorheablowbobbobbleboltbombshellbouncebowl downbowl overbreakdownbreathbruntbrush dischargebulldozingbullingbumpbunchcachexiacachexycalamitycannoncarambolecaromcasualtycataclysmcatalepsycatastrophechargechatterchillchillsclashclumpclustercockcoliccollapsecollisioncomacombat fatigueconcussionconstipationcontretempsconvulsion
Verb(11 words)
Adjective(2 words)
astonishedbig surprise
Strong matches (153)
copsecoughingcrack upcrack-upcrampcrashcropcrumpcrunchcutcyanosisdazedevastatediarrheadidderdisasterdischargediscombobulatediscomposedisconcert
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disgustdismaydisquietdisruptive dischargedistressdisturbditherdizzinessdolordriftdropsydumbfounddysenterydyspepsiadyspneaearthquakeedemaelectric dischargeelectric shockelectric sparkelectrifyelectrodeless dischargeemaciationencephalitis lethargicaencounterenergizeeye-openerfaintingfalterfatiguefeverfibrillationflabbergastfleecefloorflurryflusterflutterfluxfreezefrightfrightenfussgalvanic shockgalvanizegenerategive offenseglow dischargegriefgrimacegross outgroupgroupinggroupmentgrovegrowthhammeringhassockhave an agueheadhead of hairheaphemorrhagehighhigh blood pressurehillhorrifyhorrorhurthustlehydropshypertensionhypoglycemic shockhypotensionicterusill hapimpactimpingementindigestioninflammationinjuryinsomniainsultitchingjactitatejarjaundicejerkjigjiggetjigglejogjogglejoltjostlejouncejump
Noun(26 words)
cushiondazedazesdazingdisbeliefdisgust someonedismaysdumbfoundingdumfoundingearthquakeselectrical injuryelectrical shockelectrifyelectrocuteelectrocutinggalvanizehitjarjarringjars
Adjective(3 words)
Related words (256)
knockknotlabored breathinglesionlethargylocksloop inlotlow blood pressurelumbagomanemarasmusmassmatmaulingmeetingmental shockmessmisadventuremischance
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misfortunemishapmopmoundmountainmownarcohypnosisnarcolepsynarcomanarcosisnarcotic stupornarcotizationnasal dischargenasty blownauseanauseatenecrosisnervous exhaustionneurogenic shocknodnonplusnumboffendonslaughtoscillatory dischargeoutrageoverwhelmpainpangparalysisparalyzepassionpercussionperturbpetrifypilepileupplug inpoulsen arcprostrationprotein shockpruritusput offpyramidquakequakerquaverquiverrammingrashrattlerepelrepercussionrevelationrevoltrheumrickrictusrockruckrufflescandalizescarescare stiffscare to deathsclerosissecondary shocksedationseizureserum shockshagshakeshake upshell shockshipwreckshivershockershortshort circuitshort-circuitshuddersickensideswipesilent dischargeskin eruptionsledgehammeringsleeping sicknessslewsmashsmash-upsmashingsmashupsneezingsoporsoresore spotsparkspark gapspasmstackstaggerstaggering blowstartstartlestep downstep upstiffenstirstockpilestookstressstress of lifestrike dumbstrike terror intostrokestunstupefactionstupefystuporsufferingsurgical shocksurpriseswitch offswitch onswoontabestachycardiataketake abacktemblortender spotterrifyterrorthanatosisthatchthicketthroesthrowthrustingthunderbolttictingletragedytrancetraumatraumatismtraumatizetrembletremortressestroubletufttumorturnturn offturn onturn the stomachtussocktwitchtwitterunsettleupsetupset stomachvertigovibratevomitingwallopwastingwhompwispwobblewonderwoundwound shockwreckwrench
Verb(21 words)
nonplusingoffendoutragerepulsedrockedscandalisescandalizescandalizedscandalizesshakensickenedsideswipedstartledstupefiessurprisedtake abacktraumatisetraumatizetraumatizedtraumatizes
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Noun(33 words)
Adjective(5 words)
Interjection(1 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
66 entriesShowing 16 of 66 words.
More specific
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
Collocations
6 entrieselectric shockemotional shockshock absorbershock therapyshock valueshock wave
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
54 translations across 29 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- صَدْمَة noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Belarusian
1 entries- уда́р noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Bengali
1 entries- সদমা noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Bulgarian
2 entries- сблъ́скване noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- у́дар noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Catalan
1 entries- xoc noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 衝擊 /冲击 noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Czech
2 entries- náraz noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- šok noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Dutch
2 entries- schok noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- shock noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Esperanto
1 entries- ŝoko noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
Finnish
2 entries- isku noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- jytky noun (sudden, heavy impact)
French
3 entries- choc noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- choc noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
- choc émotionnel noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
Greek
2 entries- κλονισμός noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- κραδασμός noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Higaonon
1 entries- nakalitan noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Hindi
1 entries- झटका noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Indonesian
2 entries- kejutan noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- syok noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Irish
1 entries- suaitheadh intinne noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
Italian
2 entries- trauma noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
- trauma emotivo noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
Japanese
1 entries- 衝撃 noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Korean
1 entries- 충격 noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Latin
1 entries- impulsus noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Māori
2 entries- rutunga noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- whētuki noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
Polish
1 entries- wstrząs noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Portuguese
3 entries- choque noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- choque noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
- choque emocional noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
Russian
1 entries- уда́р noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Spanish
4 entries- anonadación noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
- anonadamiento noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
- choque noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- conmoción noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
Swedish
2 entries- chock noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- skräll noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Turkish
1 entries- şok noun (sudden, heavy impact)
Ukrainian
3 entries- потрясі́ння noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
- уда́р noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- шок noun (a sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
Vietnamese
3 entries- bất ngờ noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- choáng noun (sudden, heavy impact)
- ngạc nhiên noun (sudden, heavy impact)
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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