shocker
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shock·er
(shŏk′ər)n.
One that startles, shocks, or horrifies, as a sensational story or novel.
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shocker
(ˈʃɒkə)n
1. a person or thing that shocks or horrifies
2. a sensational novel, film, or play
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shock•er
(ˈʃɒk ər)n.
1. a person or thing that shocks.
2. a sensational novel, play, etc.
[1780–90]
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| Noun | 1. | shocker - a shockingly bad person bad person - a person who does harm to others |
| 2. | shocker - a sensational message (in a film or play or novel) |
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Translations
مُزْعِج
hrůza
plage
rohadt dolog
hryllingur
berbat kimse/şey
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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shocker
n (inf) → Reißer m (inf), → Schocker m (inf); he told me a shocker about conditions in jail → er erzählte mir eine Schauergeschichte über die Zustände im Gefängnis; it’s a shocker → das haut einen um (inf); I have a shocker of a cold → ich habe eine grausige (inf) → or entsetzliche Erkältung; he’s a shocker → er ist ein ganz Schlimmer (hum)
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shock1
(ʃok) noun1. a severe emotional disturbance. The news gave us all a shock.
2. (often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current. He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.
3. a sudden blow coming with great force. the shock of an earthquake.
4. a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock. He was suffering from shock after the crash.
verb to give a shock to; to upset or horrify. Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.
ˈshocker noun a very unpleasant person or thing. This headache is a real shocker.
ˈshocking adjective1. causing horror or dismay. shocking news.
2. very bad. a shocking cold.
ˈshockingly adverb1. very. shockingly expensive.
2. very badly. It was shockingly made.
ˈshock-absorber noun a device (in a motor car etc) for reducing the effect of bumps.
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