Shocked vs. Horrified — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Shocked and Horrified
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Shocked
A violent collision, impact, or explosion, or the force or movement resulting from this
The shock of the explosion blew out windows of every building on the street.
Horrified
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Shocked
Something that suddenly causes emotional distress
The news of his death was a shock to all of us.
Horrified
To cause to feel horror
The citizens were horrified by the bombings. The guest was horrified at the rudeness of what he had said.
Shocked
A sudden feeling of distress
The shock of the news has not yet worn off.
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Horrified
To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock
"I ... passed a mirror ... &.
Was horrified at the shabbiness of my hat" (Margaret Suckley).
Shocked
A massive, acute physiological reaction usually to physical trauma, infection, or allergy, characterized by a marked loss of blood pressure, resulting in a diminished blood flow to body tissues and a rapid heart rate.
Horrified
Struck with horror.
Shocked
The sensation and muscular spasm caused by an electric current passing through the body or a body part.
Horrified
Simple past tense and past participle of horrify
Shocked
A sudden economic disturbance, such as a rise in the price of a commodity.
Horrified
Stricken with horror
Shocked
A shock absorber.
Shocked
A number of sheaves of grain stacked upright in a field for drying.
Shocked
A thick heavy mass
A shock of white hair.
Shocked
To surprise and disturb greatly
We were shocked by his admission of wrongdoing.
Shocked
To induce a state of physical shock in (an animal or person).
Shocked
To subject (an animal or person) to an electric shock.
Shocked
To administer electric current to (a patient) to treat cardiac arrest or life-threatening arrhythmias.
Shocked
To administer electroconvulsive therapy to (a patient).
Shocked
To come into contact violently, as in battle; collide.
Shocked
To gather (grain) into shocks.
Shocked
, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant.
Shocked
(medicine) Suffering from shock.
The patient is shocked.
Shocked
(physics) Affected, altered, or transformed by one or more shock waves.
Shocked quartz
Shocked
Subjected to electric shock.
Shocked
Simple past tense and past participle of shock
Shocked
Struck with fear, dread, or consternation
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