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How to pronounce shocked in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms aghast, appalled, dismayed

Examples of shocked

shocked
I was shocked last week to read that you thought it was a letdown to the series.
From the stltoday.com
Jasmine Mistry, the central character, is shell-shocked from her recent divorce.
From the thenewstribune.com
A former day care employee who was a friend of Tabor said she, too, was shocked.
From the thenewstribune.com
People are shocked at high prices, saying it's biofuels, but it's really demand.
From the businessweek.com
In conversation, Ulrik seems at once accommodating and just a bit shell-shocked.
From the stltoday.com
When someone orders one, other people in line get a shocked look on their faces.
From the chron.com
Why should we be shocked that creationism is the default position among Muslims?
From the newscientist.com
He asked me if was if I was shocked and if I could explain to him what happened.
From the telegraph.co.uk
They're shocked when I tell them it'll take two hours to drive out and see them.
From the nzherald.co.nz
More examples
  • Daze: the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"
  • Surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
  • Strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
  • The violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle"
  • Electric shock: a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
  • Strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her"
  • Shock! is the eleventh major single by Japanese idol pop group C-ute. It was released on January 6, 2010, in both normal and limited editions, the limited edition containing a DVD with a version of the "Shock!" PV on it and coming with a different cover. ...
  • Shock is a 1946 film noir directed by Alfred L. Werker.
  • Shock (also known as Schock, and Beyond the Door II) is an Italian horror film directed by Italian horror director Mario Bava. This was Bava's last film before he died of a heart attack in 1980. The film starred Dario Argento's girlfriend Daria Nicolodi, John Steiner, and David Colin, Jr.