Harm
Shock
Shock noun - A forceful coming together of two things.
How words are described
| emotional | emotional harm | emotional shock |
| good | good harm | good shock |
| physical | physical harm | physical shock |
| considerable | considerable harm | considerable shock |
| Other adjectives: genuine, visible, real, severe, massive, big, extreme, great, serious, little, major, incredible, mental, psychological, widespread, apparent, fatal, lethal, less, greater, debilitating. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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She manages to escape without severe harm thanks to Slayer toughness, but Giles implies that a normal human would have been killed by the shock.
Source: Normally, I Would Be Dead Now -
The weapon is intended to be scary and painful, but if the victim fights off the initial shock, it does little real harm on its own.
Source: Film / The Cabin in the Woods - Bun-bun faces his worst fears immediately (he does have a brief period uncharacteristic moment of shock) and starts threatening the guardians testing him with physical harm.
Source: Heroic BSOD / Web Comics
Cite this Source
Shock and Harm. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/harm/shock
Harm & Shock. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/harm/shock>.
Shock or Harm. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/harm/shock.
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