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shocked |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shock \Shock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shocked}; p. pr & vb n. {Shocking}.] [OE. schokken cf D. schokken F. choquer, Sp chocar. [root]161. Cf {Chuck} to strike, {Jog}, {Shake}, {Shock} a striking, {Shog}, n. & v.] 1. To give a shock to to cause to shake or waver; hence to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence. Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we shall shock them --Shak. I shall never forget the force with which he shocked De Vipont. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as his violence shocked his associates. Advise him not to shock a father's will --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shocked adj : struck with fear, dread, or consternation [syn: {aghast(p)}, {appalled}, {dismayed}]
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