From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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Come the three corners of the world in arms,
And we shall shock them. --Shak.
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I shall never forget the force with which he shocked
De Vipont. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to
cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates.
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Advise him not to shock a father's will. --Dryden.
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3. (Physiol.) To subject to the action of an electrical
discharge so as to cause a more or less violent depression
or commotion of the nervous system.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shocked
adj 1: struck with fear, dread, or consternation [syn:
{aghast(p)}, {appalled}, {dismayed}, {shocked}]
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