shock

Definition

Examples

The sudden price increase came as a shock to many customers.

Word Family

Synonyms

• stunmake senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
• surprisethe astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
• traumaany physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc

Collocations

• Easy feel a sudden shock
  to feel a sudden shock, meaning to undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
• Medium absorb financial shocks during economic downturns
  to absorb financial shocks during economic downturns, meaning to become imbued
• Hard insulate sovereign economies against external energy price shocks
  to insulate sovereign economies against external energy price shocks, meaning to protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material
• Very Hard send profound shockwaves reverberating through global bourses
  to transmit or dispatch regarding profound shockwaves reverberating through global bourses