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Definitions
inflict a trauma upon
Word origin
From Middle Dutch schokken (“to push, jolt, shake, jerk”) or Middle French choquer (“to collide with, clash”), from Old Dutch *skokkan (“to shake up and down, shog”), from Proto-Germanic *skukkaną (“to move, shake, tremble”). Of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *skakaną (“to shake, stir”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek-, *(s)keg- (“to shake, stir”); see shake.
Used in a sentence
“The train hit the buffers with a great shock.”
“My mother's news was a shock I still haven't recovered from.”
“Carl had a shock at what he found.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Sudden jolt”5 letters
02“Sudden surprise”5 letters
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