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: 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 GouldSynonyms of shocked
Examples 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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Most people are genuinely shocked by what comes back.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
The woman, who asked not to be identified, was shocked.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Kouri Richins appeared shocked, shook her head and leaned over to speak with her lawyers multiple times as the statements were read.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 13 May 2026
And yet so many fans and media are some cocktail of shocked and outraged over tickets to a World Cup being high, or the travel cost to get here being a lot, or local hotels and public transportation jacking their prices.
—Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
The woman, who asked not to be identified, was shocked.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Kouri Richins appeared shocked, shook her head and leaned over to speak with her lawyers multiple times as the statements were read.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 13 May 2026
And yet so many fans and media are some cocktail of shocked and outraged over tickets to a World Cup being high, or the travel cost to get here being a lot, or local hotels and public transportation jacking their prices.
—Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for shocked
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“Shocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shocked. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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