shocked (verb)

  • 121dumb — dumb1 [ dʌm ] adjective * 1. ) INFORMAL stupid: She s so dumb she can t even figure out her answering machine. You gave him your phone number? That was a dumb thing to do. a ) play/act dumb to pretend to not know or understand something: Don t… …

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  • 122should — [ ʃud ] modal verb *** Should is usually followed by an infinitive without to : You should eat more fresh fruit. Sometimes should is used without a following infinitive: I don t always do everything I should. Should does not change its form, so… …

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  • 123shudder — shud|der1 [ ʃʌdər ] verb intransitive * if you shudder, your body suddenly shakes, for example because you suddenly feel cold or frightened: She shuddered slightly at the memory. a. if something shudders, it shakes violently several times I… …

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  • 124outrage — outrages, outraging, outraged (The verb is pronounced [[t]a͟ʊtre͟ɪʤ[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]a͟ʊtreɪʤ[/t]].) 1) VERB If you are outraged by something, it makes you extremely shocked and angry. [be V ed] Many people have been outraged by… …

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  • 125provoke — [[t]prəvo͟ʊk[/t]] ♦♦♦ provokes, provoking, provoked 1) VERB If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively. [V n] He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn t do anything to provoke him …

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  • 126shake up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone shakes up something such as an organization, an institution, or a profession, they make major changes to it. → See also shake up [V P n (not pron)] The government wanted to accelerate the reform of the institutions, to… …

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  • 127space — [[t]spe͟ɪs[/t]] ♦♦ spaces, spacing, spaced 1) N VAR You use space to refer to an area that is empty or available. The area can be any size. For example, you can refer to a large area outside as a large open space or to a small area between two… …

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  • 128stun — [[t]stʌ̱n[/t]] stuns, stunning, stunned 1) VERB: usu passive If you are stunned by something, you are extremely shocked or surprised by it and are therefore unable to speak or do anything. [be V ed] Many cinema goers were stunned by the film s… …

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