1.the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally;

his mother's deathleft him in a daze

2.the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat;

the armies met in the shock of battle

3.a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body;

subjects received a small electric shock when they mae the wrong response

4.(pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor;

loss of blood is an important cause of shock

5.an instance of agitation of the earth's crust;

the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch

6.an unpleasant or disappointing surprise;

it came as a shock to learn that he was injured

7.a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field;

corn is bound in small sheeves and several sheeves are set up together in shocks

8.a bushy thick mass (especially hair);

he had an unruly shock of black hair

9.a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses;

the old car needed a new set of shocks