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a
: affected by shock : stricken with sudden mental or emotional disturbance
"Oh, no!" Mrs. Quimby was shocked. "How much is that going to cost?"—
Beverly Cleary
Beverly Cleary… I am so shocked to see him that I do not know what to do.—Jane Austen
Jane Austen
b
: showing or expressing shock
Her voice faltered as she saw the shocked amazement on her father's face.—Mary Norton
Mary NortonIn place of a roar at the end of the year's most anticipated race, there was only a shocked silence.—Tim Layden
Tim Layden2
of a mineral
: having a crystal structure that has been deformed by exposure to sudden extremely high pressure (as from a meteorite impact or a nuclear blast)
Grains of shocked quartz have long been used as criteria for impact (extraterrestrial objects or nuclear bombs) …—Stephen Jay Gould
Stephen Jay GouldExamples of shocked in a Sentence
the escaping bridegroom bid farewell to the shocked wedding guests as he ran out the door
we were shocked at the appalling conditions in the prison
the hikers were so shocked at the sight of a bear that they didn't dare move
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Meade, who has no family history of breast cancer, was shocked.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Reyes broke into the apartment through the fire escape, shocked relatives told The News.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
The actor only read the sections of the finale script that pertained to his character, leaving him as shocked as everyone else when the grand reveals came.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
Rick ultimately shot Jim with his security guard's own gun (as well as both of his guards), only to learn from a shocked Sritala (Lek Patravadi) immediately after that Jim actually was his father.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Reyes broke into the apartment through the fire escape, shocked relatives told The News.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
The actor only read the sections of the finale script that pertained to his character, leaving him as shocked as everyone else when the grand reveals came.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
Rick ultimately shot Jim with his security guard's own gun (as well as both of his guards), only to learn from a shocked Sritala (Lek Patravadi) immediately after that Jim actually was his father.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Shocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shocked. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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