ショック
Meanings
- shock (emotional)
- shock (physical), impact, jolt
- crisis (esp. financial), event that rattles the markets
- (circulatory) shock
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Example sentences
Her sudden death gave a great shock to society as a whole.
The Lehman shock had a serious impact on the global economy.
The doctors worked desperately to treat the patient who had fallen into a state of shock upon hearing the news.
The unexpected dismissal notice was such a shock that I was speechless for a while.
It took several months for the market to recover from the shock of that policy change.
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