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Definition: Shocked |
ShockedAdjective1. Struck with fear, dread, or consternation. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "shocked" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1613. (references) |
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Slang | Verb. Source: Unknown. Definition: Restores normal heart rhythm to a person that has no heartbeat or has an irregular heartbeat. Context: My grandma was shocked to fix her irregular heartbeat. Social Source: Medical Community. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) |
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Synonyms: ShockedSynonyms: aghast(p) (adj), appalled (adj), dismayed (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Shocked |
| English words defined with "shocked": appal, appall ♦ broad-minded ♦ civilised, civilized ♦ frightened ♦ Heartstricken, Heartstruck ♦ narrow-minded ♦ offend, outrage ♦ scandalise, scandalize, scared, shock, shockable, silence ♦ unshockable. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "shocked": Ain't ♦ Dentist ♦ Electricity ♦ gurfle ♦ Morgue ♦ Rape ♦ Screech-owl, Seducer ♦ Whistle, Wine-glass. (references) |
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Screenplays | I've been stabbed, shocked, poisoned, frozen, hung, electrocuted, and burned (Groundhog Day; writing credit: Guy Ritchie) I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here (Casablanca; writing credit: Murray Burnett; Joan Alison) When the police told you on Saturday that Layra Hunt was dead you seemed sincerly shocked (Laura; writing credit: Vera Caspary; Jay Dratler) You're what, shocked and surprised (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) They were shocked and stunned (The Rutles; writing credit: Eric Idle) | |
Lyrics | Oh, I was so surprised and shocked, and I wondered too (ON THE RADIO; performing artist: Donna Summer) Shocked by the foul evil deed I had done ("El Paso"; performing artist: Marty Robbins) Now don't be shocked 'cos if you're down I want your hands up high (O.P.P.; performing artist: Naughty By Nature) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Shell Shocked Egg (1948) Shell Shocked Sammy (1923) | |
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 | Industry was deeply shocked at this view of waste. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Wheat in the shock. Garfield County, Washington. Too much rain had caused this wheat to have very heavy straw and light head, so the farmer had cut and shocked it for use as feed. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Shocked expression" by Annie Andre Commentary: "Shocked face." | "My dear room-mate" by Andrea Bianchi Commentary: "Holliday in Öland (Sweden). My friend Roberto shocked by camping-terror atmosphere..." |
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 | Afraid; alarmed; apprehensive; blanched; dismayed; distressed; frightened; horrified; intimidated; nervous; panic-stricken; petrified; run scared; scared; scared stiff; shocked; spooked; startled; stunned; suspicious; terrified; terror-stricken; timid; ti. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | And so Patty told me, and I was excessively shocked indeed |
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded | Carroll, Lewis | The Professor looked much shocked. |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | It perplexed, as well as shocked her, by the irreverent inopportuneness of the occasions that brought it into vivid action |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The princes of Europe, at the first moment, owls in this dawn, closed their eyes, shocked and stupefied, and opened them only to threaten |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | It shocked him to find in the outer world a trace of what he had deemed till then a brutish and individual malady of his own mind |
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Economic History | Ireland | Mary Robinson of the Labour Party shocked the political establishment by winning the 1990 presidential election. (references) |
Japan | The advent of a coalition containing the JSP and LDP shocked many observers because of their previously fierce rivalry. (references) | |
Colombia | An attack on the Palace of Justice in Bogota by the AD/M-19 on November 6-7, 1985, and its violent suppression by the army, shocked Colombians. (references) | |
Human Rights | Ecuador | For example, at the Imbabura Rehabilitation Unit for Minor Offenders, adolescents routinely are beaten, shocked with stun guns, and subsist on rations worth about 55 cents per day. (references) |
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Dominick Dunne | Well, I mean shocked with delight, I have to tell you, because I mean, you know, I always think that the defendant who gets the million dollar lawyer is going to beat the local, overworked, underpaid prosecutor, but it didn't work out that way this time. |
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| "Shocked" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 56.68% of the time. "Shocked" is used about 1,181 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 56.68% | 669 | 9,834 |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 35.45% | 419 | 13,566 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 7.87% | 93 | 34,067 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,181 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "shocked": be shocked. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "shocked": shell-shocked. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
michelle shocked | 87 |
shocked | 60 |
pussy shocked | 9 |
shell shocked | 8 |
mac shell shocked | 8 |
sex shocked tit | 6 |
hair pulling shocked | 6 |
lyrics michelle shocked | 4 |
face shocked | 4 |
sex shocked teen | 2 |
expression shocked | 2 |
michelle shocked mp3 | 2 |
amazed shocked | 2 |
michele shocked | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "shocked"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | مصعوق (stunned, thunderstruck), مروع (alarmed, appalling, awful, dreadful, frightened, frightening, frightful, ghastly, grisly, gruesome, horrible, horrific, horrified, horrifying, macabre, panic stricken, scared, shocking, startled, startling, terrified, terrifying, terror stricken, terrorized), مشدوه (amazed, astonished, astounded, flabbergasted, puzzled, startled, stunned, thunderstruck, wonder struck). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | потресен (all shook-up, appalling, horrified, shaken, shook-up). (various references) | |
Chinese | 怛 (alarmed, distressed, grieved), 冲击 (Brunt, Impact, impacted, Impacting, impinge, Impinged, impinging, shocking). (various references) | |
Danish | chokzone (shocked zone). (various references) | |
Dutch | schokzone (shocked zone). (various references) | |
Finnish | sydänjuuria myöten kauhistunut (shocked to the roots of one's being), iskuaaltoalue (shocked zone). (various references) | |
French | choquai, choquée, choqué, choquâmes, choqua. (various references) | |
German | erschüttert (convulses, shaken, shakes). (various references) | |
Greek | σοκαρισμένος (shocked at), ζώνη υφιστάμενη την σύγκρουση (shocked zone). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מורעד (shaken), מזועזע (alarmed, shaken), מרועש (bombed, shelled, stormed), המום (bewildering, confounding, frightening, slaphappy, stunned, stunning, thunderstruck), הלום (hither, smitten, stricken, struck). (various references) | |
Hungarian | döbbent (astonished, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, stunned). (various references) | |
Italian | zona soggetta ad onda d'urto (shocked zone), indignare (be shocked, disgust, get angry, make indignant, rebel), impressionare (be exposed, be shocked, be struck, dazzle, expose, impress, move, shake, shock, stagger, strike). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 顰蹙 (be shocked at, frown on), おしどり夫婦 (a careless person, a couple of lovebirds, breasts, frightening, happily married couple, huge, oden, pacifier, penis, shocked speechless, suck, teething ring, uncle), どう致しまして (beat, confusion, copiously, don't mention it, feeling a shock, feeling shocked or startled, gushingly, in a steady stream, profusely, startling, suddenly disappears somewhere, suddenlyout of nowhere, throb, turmoil, Who on earth?, you are welcome), 呆れる (to be amazed, to be shocked). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | おたおた (ragged, shocked speechless, torn), ひんしゅく (be shocked at, frown on), どきり (feeling shocked or startled), あきれる (to be amazed, to be shocked). (various references) | |
Korean | 충격을 주는. (various references) | |
Manx | sheeigit. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ockedshay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | zona submetida ao choque (shocked zone). (various references) | |
Romanian | revoltat (indignant, rebellious, resentful). (various references) | |
Russian | потрясать;шокировать потрясенный. (various references) | |
Spanish | sorprendido (astonished, startled, surprised), ofendido (displeased, hurt, injured, insulted, resentful), groggy (groggy), escandalizado (scandalized), conmocionado (confused). (various references) | |
Swedish | uppskakad (upset). (various references) | |
Turkish | sarsılmış (affected, afflicted, all of a doodah, shaken), şaşkına dönmüş (baffled, bewildered, confused, flabbergasted). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | обурений (indignant, resentful), приголомшений (aghast, bemused, dumbfounded, mused, perplexed, spellbound, thunderstruck). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Isaiah Chapter 21, Verse 3 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Dia touto eneplhsqh h osfuV mou eklusewV kai wdineV elabon me wV thn tiktousan hdikhsa to mh akousai espoudasa to mh blepein |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Propterea repleti sunt lumbi mei dolore angustia possedit me sicut angustia parientis corrui cum audirem conturbatus sum cum viderem |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Therfore ben fulfild my lendys with sorewe; anguysh weldide me, as anguysh of the trauailende with child; I fel doun, whan I herde; I am disturbid, whan I say. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For this cause I am full of bitter grief; pains like the pains of a woman in childbirth have come on me: I am bent down with sorrow at what comes to my ears; I am shocked by what I see. |
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| Language | Isaiah Chapter 21, Verse 3 |
| Cebuano | Tungod niini ang akong hawak napuno sa kaguol; ang mga kasakit mingdakup kanako, sama sa mga kasakit sa usa ka babaye nga nagaanak; ako ginasakitan sa pagkaagi nga dili ako makadungog; gipunawan ako sa pagkaagi nga dili ako makakita. |
| Croatian | Zato bedra moja probadaju grèevi; bolovi me spopadaju k'o trudovi porodilju; od smuæenosti ogluših, od straha obnevidjeh. |
| Danish | Derfor fyldes mine Lænder af Skælven, jeg gribes af Veer som, fødende Kvinde, døv af Svimmelhed, blind af Skræk, |
| Dutch | Daarom zijn mijn lendenen vol van grote krankheid, bange weeen hebben mij aangegrepen, gelijk de bange weeen van een, die baart; ik krom mij van horen, ik word ontsteld van het aanzien. |
| Finnish | Sentähden minun lanteeni ovat täynnä vavistusta, minut valtaavat tuskat, niinkuin synnyttäjän tuskat; minua huimaa, niin etten kuule, kauhistuttaa, niin etten näe. |
| French | C`est pourquoi mes reins sont remplis d`angoisses; Des douleurs me saisissent, Comme les douleurs d`une femme en travail; Les spasmes m`empêchent d`entendre, Le tremblement m`empêche de voir. |
| German | Derhalben sind meine Lenden voll Schmerzen, und Angst hat mich ergriffen wie eine Gebärerin; ich krümme mich, wenn ich's höre, und erschrecke, wenn ich's ansehe. |
| Hungarian | Ezért ágyékim telvék fájdalommal, és kínok fogtak el, mint a szûlõ asszony kínjai; gyötrõdöm hallása miatt, és megrémültem látása miatt. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Penglihatan itu membuat aku bingung sampai tak dapat melihat atau mendengar lagi. Aku ketakutan dan kesakitan, seperti seorang wanita yang sedang bersalin. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka pinggangku penuhlah dengan sakit payah, sebab perkara yang akan jadi kelak; beberapa penyakit yang pedih terkenalah kepadaku seperti penyakit orang perempuan yang hendak beranak; aku mengerutkan diriku dari sebab mendengar dan aku gementar dari sebab melihat dia. |
| Italian | Per questo i miei reni tremano, mi hanno colto i dolori come di una partoriente; sono troppo sconvolto per udire, troppo sbigottito per vedere. |
| Maori | Na reira ki tonu toku hope i te mamae, whakawiri rawa nga mea e ngau nei i ahau, ano ko te whakawiringa o te wahine e whakawhanau ana: mamae ana ahau, kore ake e rongo; ohorere ana, kore ake e kite. |
| Norwegian | Derfor er mine lender fulle av smerte, veer har grepet mig, som den fødendes veer; jeg vrir mig så jeg ikke kan høre; jeg er forferdet så jeg ikke kan se. |
| Portuguese | Pelo que os meus lombos estão cheios de angústia; dores apoderaram-se de mim como as dores de mulher na hora do parto; estou tão atribulado que não posso ouvir, e tão desfalecido que não posso ver. |
| Rumanian | De aceea mi s`a umplut inima de neliniwte, m`apucq durerile, ca durerile unei femei cknd nawte. Zvkrcolirile nu mq lasq s`aud, tremurul mq kmpedecq sq vqd. |
| Russian | пФ ЬФПЗП ЮТЕУМБ НПЙ ФТСУХФУС; НХЛЙ УИЧБФЙМЙ НЕОС, ЛБЛ НХЛЙ ТПЦДБАЭЕК. с ЧЪЧПМОПЧБО ПФ ФПЗП, ЮФП УМЩЫХ; С УНХЭЕО ПФ ФПЗП, ЮФП ЧЙЦХ. |
| Spanish | Por tanto, mis lomos se han estremecido de dolor; convulsiones se han apoderado de mí, como las convulsiones de una mujer que da a luz. Estoy tan entristecido que no lo puedo oír, y tan espantado que no lo puedo ver. |
| Swedish | Fördenskull darra nu mina länder, ångest griper mig, lik en barnaföderskas ångest; förvirring kommer över mig, så att jag icke kan höra, förskräckelse fattar mig, så att jag icke kan se. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "shocked": shellshocked. (additional references) | |
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"Shocked" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: schochet, shoked, sholked. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "shocked" (pronounced shÄ"kt) |
| 3 | -Ä" k t | blocked, clocked, cocked, concoct, docked, flocked, knocked, locked, mocked, overstocked, pocked, restocked, rocked, socked, stocked, unlocked. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-e-h-k-o-s" | |
-1 letter: choked, chokes, coshed, hocked, socked. | |
-2 letters: choke, chose, codes, coeds, coked, cokes, decks, decos, docks, echos, hecks, hocks, hoked, hokes, hosed, okehs, shock, shoed. | |
-3 letters: code, cods, coed, coke, cosh, deck, deco, desk, dock, docs, does, dose, echo, edhs, heck, hock, hods, hoed, hoes, hoke, hose, odes, ohed, okeh, okes, shed, shod, shoe. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-e-h-k-o-s" | |
+2 letters: cokeheads, deckhouse, headlocks, headstock, shylocked. | |
+3 letters: blockheads, bodychecks, chokeholds, deckhouses, doohickeys, doohickies, headstocks. | |
+4 letters: schnorkeled, stockholder. | |
+5 letters: archdukedoms, crosschecked, lockstitched, shellshocked, stockholders. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Sounds 10. Quotations: Fiction 11. Quotations: Non-fiction 12. Quotations: Spoken | 13. Usage Frequency 14. Expressions 15. Expressions: Internet 16. Translations: Modern | 17. Bible Trace 18. Derivations 19. Rhymes 20. Anagrams | 21. Bibliography |
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