Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shockable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: shock-able
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be shocked.

adj

Easily shocked.

adj

Capable of being treated by defibrillator.

Example Sentences

"One answer comes from the fact that it takes a great deal of force to shock quartz. Indeed, until recently, it wasn’t believed that quartz was shockable."
"shockable rhythm"
"Ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) are considered shockable and thus require defibrillation."

Etymology

From shock + -able.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: shock

Inflected Forms

more shockable (comparative) most shockable (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonshockable unshockable

Synonyms

narrow-minded

Rhymes With

unlockable unblockable mockable dockable blockable unshockable stockable

Questions

What does shockable mean?: Able to be shocked.
Where does shockable come from?: From shock + -able.

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