Shock
/ʃɒk/
noun
A sudden, heavy impact.
“The train hit the buffers with a great shock.”
A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation.
verb
To cause to be emotionally shocked, to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.
“The disaster shocked the world.”
To give an electric shock to.
To meet with a shock; to collide in a violent encounter.