shocks
Leaves one speechless
Shocks are sudden, jarring impacts—physical or emotional.
A car's shocks (short for shock absorbers) cushion against road impact.
Electric shocks jolt the body.
Emotional shocks arrive as unexpected news: The diagnosis came as a shock.
To shock is to disturb or offend: Her language shocked the guests.
Shock can also describe a thick mass of hair: a shock of white hair.
Abrupt forceful shake
- blowMove air forcefully
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- concussionBrain injury from impact
- whiplashNeck injury from jerking
recoil · impact · bump · jar · force · vibration · tremor · seismic
Lasting psychological wound
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- consternationAnxious amazement causing paralysis
alarm · distress · appall · disturb · outrage · upset · recoil · revulsion
Kill by electricity
- zapDestroy suddenly with energy
- staticWithout motion or change
- taserHandheld electroshock device
- arcCurved line segment
discharge · volt · jolt · defib · spark · touch · current · grounding
Things that take in energy
- strutsWalks with swagger
- dampersThings that restrain intensity
- coiloverCombined spring-shock suspension unit
- springsCoils, sources, or leaps
hydraulic · pneumatic · suspension · bushing · stabilizer · airbag · preload · rebound
Intense sudden wonder
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- startleFrighten suddenly
- bewildermentState of being baffled
stupefaction · flabbergast · dumbfound · revelation · incredulity · thunderstruck · gobsmacked · astound
Prolonged economic decline
- inflationSustained price level increase
- stagflationStagnant growth meets inflation
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
disruption · downturn · panic · meltdown · correction · systemic
jolt
Abrupt forceful shake
- blowMove air forcefully
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- concussionBrain injury from impact
whiplash · recoil · impact · bump · jar · force · vibration · tremor · seismic · blast
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
consternation · alarm · distress · appall · disturb · outrage · upset · recoil · revulsion · scandal
electrocute
Kill by electricity
arc · discharge · volt · jolt · defib · spark · touch · current · grounding
absorbers
Things that take in energy
- strutsWalks with swagger
- dampersThings that restrain intensity
- coiloverCombined spring-shock suspension unit
springs · hydraulic · pneumatic · suspension · bushing · stabilizer · airbag · preload · rebound · compression
astonishment
Intense sudden wonder
bewilderment · stupefaction · flabbergast · dumbfound · revelation · incredulity · thunderstruck · gobsmacked · astound · stagger
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- inflationSustained price level increase
- stagflationStagnant growth meets inflation
- contagionDisease spread by contact
volatility · disruption · downturn · panic · meltdown · correction · systemic
- stunsamazes, astounds, dumbfounds, stuns, staggers
- suspension partsstrut, springs, control arm, coil springs, leaf spring
- auto partsengine, brakes, tires, wheels, steering wheel
- auto shopmechanic, oil change, brakes, tires, tire
- car partsengine, steering wheel, brake, seats, tires
- junkyardsjunk cars, wrecked cars, totaled cars, abandoned cars, car bodies
- electric shockCurrent passing through body
- shock jockInflammatory radio personality
- shock wavePropagating pressure disturbance
- shock absorbersDevices that reduce jolts
- culture shockDisorientation from unfamiliar ways
- shell shockWar-induced psychological trauma
shock, shocking, shocked, toxic shock syndrome, shocker, shockingly, aftershock, shockers, shockproof