Schock

Meaning

shock (mental or medical condition)

Concepts

shock

impact

The Quatermass Xperiment

blow

fright

surprise

ballistic

crash

concussion

shake

threescore

three score

jolt

turn

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃɔk/

Etymology

Chiefly a borrowing (since 18th century), partly from French choc, partly from English shock, both derived from Old French choquer, from Frankish *skukkōn, from Proto-Germanic *skukkōną. There was also an uncommon native cognate, from Middle High German schoc (“wind gust”, rarely also “shock, thrust”), from Old High German scoc, which may have been merged with the borrowing.

Sentences

Von dem Schock muss ich mich erst mal erholen .

I need to recover from the shock.