to come as a shock

  • 1shock — 1 noun 1 SHOCKING EVENT/SITUATION (countable usually singular) an unexpected and unpleasant event, situation, or piece of news that surprises and upsets you: It was a real shock to hear that the factory would have to close. | come as a shock (=be …

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  • 2come — come1 [ kʌm ] (past tense came [ keım ] ; past participle come) verb *** ▸ 1 move/travel (to here) ▸ 2 reach particular state ▸ 3 start doing something ▸ 4 reach particular point ▸ 5 be received ▸ 6 happen ▸ 7 exist or be produced ▸ 8 be… …

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  • 3come — I UK [kʌm] / US verb Word forms come : present tense I/you/we/they come he/she/it comes present participle coming past tense came UK [keɪm] / US past participle come *** 1) [intransitive] to move or travel to the place where you are come… …

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  • 4shock — shock1 [ ʃak ] noun *** ▸ 1 surprise from something bad ▸ 2 something that surprises you ▸ 3 being weak and cold ▸ 4 electric flow in body ▸ 5 very thick hair ▸ 6 vehicle s shock absorber 1. ) singular or uncount the feeling of being very… …

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  • 5shock — I UK [ʃɒk] / US [ʃɑk] noun Word forms shock : singular shock plural shocks *** 1) [singular/uncountable] the feeling of being very surprised by something bad that happens unexpectedly Jessica s face was blank with shock. News of the murder left… …

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  • 6Shock Value (Timbaland album) — Shock Value Studio album by Timbaland Released April 3, 2007 (see rele …

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  • 7Shock Value — Álbum de estudio de Timbaland Lanzamiento 30 de marzo, 2007 …

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  • 8Shock rock — is a wide umbrella term for artists who combine rock music with elements of theatrical shock value in live performances. Shock rock first appeared as a loose genre term during the early 1970s, referring to glam rock era musicians. The genre s… …

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  • 9Shock value — is the potential of an image, text or other form of communication to provoke a reaction of disgust, shock, anger, fear, or similar negative emotion.hock value as humorThere are many extremely lewd jokes circulating that use shock value as humor.… …

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  • 10Shock advertising — is a type of advertising generally regarded as one that “deliberately, rather than inadvertently, startles and offends its audience by violating norms for social values and personal ideals.” [Dahl, Darren W. et al.… …

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