shocked

shocked
shocked
S3 [ʃɔkt US ʃa:kt] adj
1.) feeling surprised and upset by something very unexpected and unpleasant
shocked by
▪ I was deeply shocked by Jo's death.
shocked at
▪ He is shocked at what happened to his son.
shocked look/expression/voice etc
▪ She gave him a shocked look.
▪ For a few minutes she stood in shocked silence .
▪ We were too shocked to talk.
2.) very offended because something seems immoral or socially unacceptable
shocked by
▪ Many people were shocked by the film when it first came out.
shocked at
▪ They were deeply shocked at her behaviour.
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WORD FOCUS: shocked
similar words: horrified, stunned, shaken, traumatized, outraged, aghast (written)
See also: surprised
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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