Conflict
Conflict noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.
Shock and conflict are semantically related In some cases you can use "Shock" instead the word "Conflict" as a noun or a verb.
Nearby Words: conflicting, conflicted
How words are described
| emotional | emotional conflict | emotional shock |
| physical | physical conflict | physical shock |
| original | original conflict | original shock |
| initial | initial conflict | initial shock |
| Other adjectives: real, violent, massive, big, great, serious, huge, little, new, major, minor, outright, cultural, resulting, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- He reappears during the Dressrosa arc, to Luffy's shock, and aids in the battling the conflict there.
Source: Trauma-Induced Amnesia - The Red Wedding is seen as this by some fans, who felt a central conflict was ended and their favourite characters killed for little reason other than to provide a huge emotional shock.
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Depending on your interpretation of the backstory of Shell Shock, the conflict may or may not be a civil war.
Source: Civil War
Cite this Source
Shock and Conflict. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/conflict/shock
Conflict & Shock. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/conflict/shock>.
Shock or Conflict. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/conflict/shock.
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