ADJ
- awful, big, complete, considerable, dreadful, great, major, nasty, real, terrible, tremendous
- mild, slight
- first, initial
- Once the initial shock had worn off, I got to like my new hairstyle
- sudden
- culture
- It was a bit of a culture shock when I first came to this country
VERB + SHOCK
- come as
- feel, get, have
- She felt shock that he would be capable of such an act. I got a terrible shock when I saw him
- give sb
- be in for
- If you think it's going to be easy you're in for a shock!
- die of
- (informal) I nearly died of shock when your mother appeared
- get over, recover from
PREP
- in ~
- She looked round in shock
- with a ~
- She realized with a sudden shock that she was being followed
- ~ at/on
- her shock on seeing him with another woman
- ~ to
- This news came as a great shock to me
PHRASES
- a bit/something of a shock, quite/rather a shock, a hell of a shock, in a state of shock
- I think I'm still in a state of shock
- a feeling/sense of shock, the shock of your life (informal) , a shock to the system (informal)
- The low wages came as something of a shock to her system
ADJ
- massive
- mild
- He gave himself a mild electric shock while changing a light bulb
- electric
VERB + SHOCK
- be in, be suffering from, suffer
- He was in deep shock after the accident
- go into
- He had gone into shock and was shaking violently
- be treated for
