Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shocked

/ʃɒkt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: shocked
IPA: /ʃɒkt/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant.

adj

Suffering from shock.

adj

Affected, altered, or transformed by one or more shock waves.

adj

Subjected to electric shock.

verb

simple past and past participle of shock

Example Sentences

"We were shocked to see how ill she was."
"The patient is shocked."
"shocked quartz"
"Dr. Kurt Urban, most shocked man in the world, on roof of Mt. Generoso lightningproof cabin."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ʃɒkt/

Inflected Forms

more shocked (comparative) most shocked (superlative)

Derived Forms

shockedness unshocked

Phrases

shell-shocked shocked Pikachu shocked quartz shocked, shocked sticker-shocked

Synonyms

shaken aghast appalled dismayed

Rhymes With

locked blocked knocked unlocked rocked stocked mocked docked clocked cocked flocked concoct

Questions

How do you pronounce shocked?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɒkt/.
What does shocked mean?: Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant.

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