Hypertext Webster Gateway: "shocked"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shock \Shock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shocked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Shocking}.] [OE. schokken; cf. D. schokken, F. choquer, Sp.
chocar. [root]161. Cf. {Chuck} to strike, {Jog}, {Shake},
{Shock} a striking, {Shog}, n. & v.]
1. To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to
strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence.
Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we
shall shock them. --Shak.
I shall never forget the force with which he shocked
De Vipont. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to
cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates.
Advise him not to shock a father's will. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
shocked
adj : struck with fear, dread, or consternation [syn: {aghast(p)},
{appalled}, {dismayed}]
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