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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
shocked
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a stunned/shocked silence
▪ There was a stunned silence at the other end of the phone.
a surprised/shocked expression
▪ He didn’t need to speak – his shocked expression said it all.
shaken/shocked/thrilled to the core
▪ When I heard the news, I was shaken to the core.
visibly shaken/shocked/upset etc
▪ She was visibly shaken by the news.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
▪ He looked as shocked as everyone else at his words.
▪ She was pale, but not as shocked as she might have been.
deeply
▪ If a patient is deeply shocked, measurement of peripheral blood pressure may be very low or difficult to record.
▪ His anger had left him and he was merely deeply shocked.
▪ He could not afford to leave money behind, however deeply shocked.
▪ And I was deeply shocked at the unanimous vote that brought it about.
▪ People from Poleglass and Twinbrook, who gathered at the scene of the murder last night, said they were deeply shocked.
▪ But she was astonished, and deeply shocked, that they should have gone off with Guido's speedboat.
▪ He had seen Frank's mutilated back when they had both been down for screening, and had been deeply shocked.
quite
▪ She had been quite shocked when she first saw it.
so
▪ You would be so shocked and so disgusted that whatever faint chance of your return is left would disappear for ever.
▪ Fred Goodyear was so shocked that it was more than eight hours before he raised the alarm.
▪ I was so shocked, it just didn't register.
▪ But when she came up to me after that third seminar I was so shocked and embarrassed that I could barely speak.
▪ She was so shocked at herself she almost lost the advantage.
▪ Yvonne was so shocked at how widespread the problem was that she has installed a hotline in her gym.
▪ Don't look so shocked, she said.
▪ The victim was so shocked that it was more than a month before she reported the attack.
too
▪ The boy was too shocked and frightened to speak.
▪ White-faced, too shocked for tears, she rose slowly to her feet.
▪ He was still too shocked to take it in.
▪ He was too shocked to talk.
▪ They were too shocked to make any comment at the family home today.
▪ She hoped he would begin to cry instead, but he was too shocked, and lapsed into silence.
▪ They were too shocked to talk ... but the cards said it all.
very
▪ She says she got her grades, she's very shocked!
▪ Yes, she was very shocked.
▪ He said he was all right but appeared very shocked.
▪ She is obviously very shocked, though she is physically well.
▪ MI6 was very shocked at the severity of Blake's 42-year sentence.
▪ He says they were very shocked when Gore announced he was leaving because of illness.
▪ When I got out of the ditch I felt very shocked, and unable to believe that he had missed me.
▪ He was very shocked when he saw his picture in the papers.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
chilled/frozen/shocked etc to the marrow
▪ Soaked to the skin and chilled to the marrow of her bones, she shivered uncontrollably.
▪ The thought made him flush hot with embarrassment even though chilled to the marrow.
▪ Though chilled to the marrow, Karelius was otherwise not in too bad shape.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Shocked viewers jammed the switchboard with complaints.
▪ Everyone seemed really shocked when I told them I'd started smoking.
▪ Gabby was shocked by how unpleasant they were to their mother.
▪ I'm shocked that you've let things get this far.
▪ I am truly shocked by the content of the program.
▪ I was shocked at the change in his appearance.
▪ I was shocked when I saw the size of the telephone bill.
▪ She was shocked at her own depraved behavior.
▪ We were shocked to hear about Brian's heart attack- he's so young.
▪ We were deeply shocked to hear of the baby's death.
▪ When I returned, I was shocked to discover that Rod had lost his job.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But the scale of the poverty revealed by the Booth and Rowntree surveys shocked late Victorian sensibilities.
▪ He was at once shocked and amazed by what he found there.
▪ Isabel trembled, half afraid, half shocked, at such shameless, hitherto unknown longings.
▪ She said that she's shocked that an organisation can behave this way.
▪ The shocked priority of examining herself after escaping, literally, from the jaws of death, wore off.
▪ The few guests that remained stood about in small, shocked groups.
▪ There's no reason you should be shocked at the thought of him taking me out.
▪ Trying to look at O'Neill as if meeting him for the first time, Urquhart was shocked.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Shocked

Shock \Shock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shocked; p. pr. & vb. n. Shocking.] [OE. schokken; cf. D. schokken, F. choquer, Sp. chocar. [root]16

  1. 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.

    Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we shall shock them.
    --Shak.

    I shall never forget the force with which he shocked De Vipont.
    --Sir W. Scott.

  2. To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates.

    Advise him not to shock a father's will.
    --Dryden.

  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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
shocked

1640s, "shaken violently;" 1840, "scandalized," past participle adjective from shock (v.1).

Wiktionary
shocked

  1. surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback. v

  2. (en-past of: shock)

WordNet
shocked

adj. struck with fear, dread, or consternation [syn: aghast(p), appalled, dismayed]

Wikipedia
Shocked

"Shocked" is a song by Australian recording artist and songwriter Kylie Minogue, taken from her third studio album Rhythm of Love (1991). Written and produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman, "Shocked" was released as the album's fourth and final single. The song later appeared on most of Minogue's major compilations including Greatest Hits (1992) and Ultimate Kylie (2004). The DNA Mix of the song also includes a rap in the bridge of the song which features Jazzy P.

Lyrically, the song canvasses confusion and understanding of love and relationships. The song has been compared by critics to her previous single " What Do I Have to Do". "Shocked" received mostly positive reviews from critics, with many praising its catchiness. Commercially, the song was successful, peaking in the top ten in her native Australia the United Kingdom, and several other countries.

An accompanying music video was filmed for the single, shot in London. The video features Minogue entering a mansion-style home, where she is seduced by a mysterious man. The song has been noted to have a close similarity to Minogue's previous single's video "What Do I Have to Do", which featured a similar man in a similar atmosphere. The song has been noted as one of Minogue's best singles to date, despite limited success outside her native Australia and the United Kingdom.

Usage examples of "shocked".

It was a moment before David could clear his head, and then he felt hands on his arms, looked up into the shocked faces of Anne and Charlotte.

Clive, sitting upright on a sofa opposite the door, was the only one who appeared to be conscious, but he was staring into space as if too shocked to react.

Within a very few moments Caesar had recovered enough to stand unassisted, walk about and look at all these shocked people.

More shocked and afraid than he had thought to be, Antony inched up to the bier and looked into the dreaming countenance.

He glanced at the open medicine case, then at the scalpel, and a look of sudden shocked comprehension washed over his face.

He left the courtroom, suffering the shocked expressions of the crowd.

Marn and Ganjor, but in Norvor he had been shunned, a reaction that had shocked him.

The terrified page went to the Norvans, who all stood in shocked disbelief.

And Virez and his men were streaming forward, clashing against his own shocked troops.

They were plainly shocked to see him, for Akeela the Ghost seldom ventured out of the keep.

The weapon quickly ensnared the shocked rass, hooking it beneath its wide hood.

He expected the men to raise their spears, but instead they merely watched, shocked and fascinated.

The Jadori was shocked by the small kindness, but took the drink gratefully.

But he drew her index finger into his mouth and she was shocked and thrilled.

Venetia began to fear that if she became any more shocked, she would turn to stone.