Shock and Shake

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Shock

Shock verb - To cause an unpleasant surprise for.

Usage example: I was shocked to find out that I was the victim of identity theft

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Shake is a synonym for shock in fear topic. In some cases you can use "Shake" instead the word "Shock" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like vibration, stun, trembler, completely surprise.

Nearby Words: shocking, shocked, shockingly, shocker

Shake

Shake noun - A shaking of the earth.

Usage example: the shake was a modest 3.1 on the Richter scale

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Shock is a synonym for shake in upset topic. You can use "Shock" instead the word "Shake" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as event, fear, vibration, trembler.

Nearby Words: shaky, shaking, shaken, shakedown, shaker

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How words are described

good	good shock	good shake
full	full shock	full shake
sheer	sheer shock	sheer shake
obvious	obvious shock	obvious shake
Other adjectives: real, serious, huge, little, slight.

Common collocations

family	shock family	shake family
time	shock time	shake time
way	shock way	shake way
monster	shock monster	shake monster
Other words: opponents.

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