shock

noun/verb85 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.6
big shock8.5
huge shock8.3
great shock8.2
terrible shock8.0
massive shock7.9
major shock7.8
complete shock7.8
total shock7.7
real shock7.5
absolute shock7.5
nasty shock7.2
culture shock7.2
tremendous shock7.1
awful shock7.0
utter shock7.0
sudden shock7.0
dreadful shock6.9
considerable shock6.8
rude shock6.5

A sudden and unpleasant surprise.

initial shock6.5
emotional shock6.5
economic shock6.3
pure shock6.2
first shock6.0
slight shock5.8
mild shock5.5
sticker shock5.0

Shock caused by seeing the unexpectedly high price of something.

really shock7.8
deeply shock7.5
easily shocked6.5
shock wave6.7
shock defeat5.9
shock value5.8
shock exit5.6
shock departure5.5
shock tactics5.2
shock troops4.8
shock jock4.5

A radio host who is deliberately provocative or offensive.

in a state of shock8.1
quite a shock7.9
a bit of a shock7.8
something of a shock7.5
shock horror3.5

Used to make a humorous or sarcastic comment about something that is not really shocking.

get a shock8.5
give sb a shock8.3
have a shock8.2
come as a shock8.0
receive a shock7.5
be in for a shock7.5
feel shock7.0
get over a shock7.0
recover from a shock6.8
die of shock5.5
be in shock7.5
go into shock7.2
suffer shock7.0
be suffering from shock6.8

Collocations with "shock"

shock + ...

murder