1. (

• shock ,
• floor ,
• ball_over ,
• blow_out_of_the_water ,
• take_aback

) surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" ;

2. (

• shock ,
• offend ,
• scandalize ,
• scandalise ,
• appal ,
• appall ,
• outrage ,

) strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" ;

3. (

• shock

) strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her" ;

4. (

• shock ,

) collide violently ;

5. (

• shock

) collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain" ;

6. (

• shock ,

) subject to electrical shocks ;

7. (

• traumatize ,
• traumatise ,
• shock

) inflict a trauma upon ;

1. (

• lurid ,
• shocking

) glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism; "lurid details of the accident" ;

2. (

• disgraceful ,
• scandalous ,
• shameful ,
• shocking

) giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time" ;