shocked

1. 1
   adjective

   Very surprised and often upset by something you did not expect.

   She was shocked when her best friend forgot her birthday.

   Everyone looked shocked after the coach quit in the middle of the season.

   Similarstunned, appalled, astonished, horrified, startled

   Oppositeunsurprised, unfazed

2. 2
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of shock. Use it for past actions, or after has, have, or had.

   The loud bang shocked everyone in the room.

   The sad news has shocked the whole town.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Having been hit by a jolt of electricity passing through the body.

   The shocked worker dropped the wire and shook his hand in pain.

   Doctors checked the shocked boy after he touched the broken outlet.

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4. 4
   adjective

   Very sick because not enough blood is reaching the body's organs, often after a bad injury.

   The shocked patient was pale, cold, and breathing very fast.

   Rescuers kept the shocked hiker warm until the helicopter arrived.

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5. 5
   adjective

   Changed by a sudden, very strong wave of pressure, like the blast from an explosion.

   Scientists found shocked rock around the crater where the meteor hit.

   The shocked metal near the test blast had tiny cracks all through it.

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