Effect and Shock

Effect

Effect noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Shock and effect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shock" instead a noun "Effect".

Shock noun - A forceful coming together of two things.

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Effect and shock are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effect" instead a noun "Shock".

Nearby Words: shocking, shocked, shockingly, shocker

good	good effect	good shock
full	full effect	full shock
complete	complete effect	complete shock
original	original effect	original shock
Other adjectives: obvious, visible, nasty, profound, powerful, real, great, huge, little, major, psychological, minor, apparent, deadly, lethal, greater, visual, added.

In the case of a human it'll have a similar effect to an electric shock and usually knocks them out.

Source: Person of Mass Destruction
And No Biochemical Barriers is most definitely not in effect in the Mass Effect universe: anaphylactic shock is a very real possibility.

Source: Human Outside, Alien Inside
EMP: The shock blaster can send out a paralyzing electromagnetic pulse with its Secondary Fire, and the shotgun can fire EMP stun darts for a similar effect.

Source: Video Game / Hard Reset

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