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daze: the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock" the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" electric shock: a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks" surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor; "loss of blood is an important cause of shock" an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch" strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her" collide violently an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock" collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain" a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair" subject to electrical shocks shock absorber: a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks" traumatize: inflict a trauma upon
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| shock therapy |
treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
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shock therapy: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
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| shock wave |
a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity; "the explosion created a shock wave"
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1. a sudden disturbance of mental equilibrium. 2. a condition of acute peripheral circulatory failure due to derangement of circulatory control or loss of circulating fluid. It is marked by hypotension and coldness of the skin, and often by tachycardia and anxiety. Untreated shock can be fatal. (Miller-Keane Medical Dictionary, 2000)
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