shockable
Treatable by defibrillation
Shockable describes someone or something capable of being shocked—susceptible to offense, surprise, or moral outrage: My grandmother is easily shockable; don't mention the divorce.
In medical contexts, shockable refers to heart rhythms that can be treated with electrical defibrillation: The paramedic identified a shockable rhythm and prepared the AED.
Electric cardiac rhythm reset
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
- ventricularOf heart's lower chambers
- fibrillationRapid irregular muscle contractions
tachycardia · cardiac · resuscitation · cardiopulmonary · AED · pulseless · electrocardiogram · pacemaker
Greatly shocked, overwhelmed
- amazedOverwhelmed by sudden wonder
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- startledAbruptly surprised or alarmed
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
dumbfounded · gobsmacked · thunderstruck · incredulous · aghast · wide-eyed · blindsided · staggered
Deeply offended morally
- appalledShocked by wrongness
- outragedExtremely angry, affronted
- affrontedInsulted or disrespected
- indignantAngered by unfairness
disgusted · prudish · strait-laced · proper · Victorian · puritanical · priggish · squeamish
Easily influenced or harmed
- suggestibleEasily influenced by others
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- gullibleEasily deceived
- malleableCapable of being shaped
influenceable · persuadable · receptive · pliable · open-minded · unformed · absorbent · responsive
defibrillation
Electric cardiac rhythm reset
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
- ventricularOf heart's lower chambers
fibrillation · tachycardia · cardiac · resuscitation · cardiopulmonary · AED · pulseless · electrocardiogram · pacemaker · electrophysiology
astonished
Greatly shocked, overwhelmed
- amazedOverwhelmed by sudden wonder
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- startledAbruptly surprised or alarmed
stunned · dumbfounded · gobsmacked · thunderstruck · incredulous · aghast · wide-eyed · blindsided · staggered · speechless
scandalized
Deeply offended morally
indignant · disgusted · prudish · strait-laced · proper · Victorian · puritanical · priggish · squeamish · sensitive
susceptible
Easily influenced or harmed
- suggestibleEasily influenced by others
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- gullibleEasily deceived
malleable · influenceable · persuadable · receptive · pliable · open-minded · unformed · absorbent · responsive · yielding
shockableunshockable
Cannot be appalled
unflappable · imperturbable · unfazed · thick-skinned · jaded
shockableworldly
Experienced in practical affairs
sophisticated · broad-minded · cosmopolitan · experienced · street-smart
shock, shocking, shocked, shocks, shocker, shockingly, aftershock, shockers, unshocked