ショックshokku
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- nounshock (emotional)
- nounshock (physical); impact; jolt
- noun, noun (suffix)crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets
- noun, medicine(circulatory) shock
- Synonym衝撃しょうげきNeutralCovers physical impact or psychological shock, and leans toward written prose; 「ショック」 is more colloquial and also refers to economic crises.
- Related茫然自失ぼうぜんじしつWrittenA four-character idiom for being dumbfounded or losing yourself in a daze; written/formal prose. 「ショック」 is the blow itself.
- Related喪神そうしんWrittenWritten/formal prose for blanking out or fainting. For the dazed sense, everyday speech says 「ぼうぜん」; for actual fainting, 「失神」.
- Related虚脱状態きょだつじょうたいNeutralA state of mental numbness, as if drained of all strength; 「ショック」 is the blow itself.
- Related呆然とした状態NeutralThe dazed state you are in after taking a blow; 「ショック」 is the blow itself.
- Antonym平穏へいおんNeutralThe opposite of 「ショック」 in emotional ups and downs: calm and untroubled, with nothing disturbing the peace.
- Antonym平静へいせいNeutralThe opposite of 「ショック」 in emotional ups and downs: calm and composed, with the mind at rest.
Use 「ショック」 for a psychological blow, shock, or economic impact, as in 「ショックを受ける」; in written prose prefer 「衝撃」. For the dazed state after a blow, use 「茫然自失」 or 「虚脱状態」. The antonyms are 「平静」 and 「平穏」.
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