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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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| short circuit |
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
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| short wave |
a radio wave with a wavelength less than 100 meters (a frequency greater than 3 megahertz)
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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 treatment |
shock therapy: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
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