ショック

noun

physical shock; impact; jolt

Describes a sudden physical force or impact, such as from a collision or explosion.

• 衝しょう突とつのショックで車くるまが大おおきく揺ゆれた。

  The car shook violently from the shock of the collision.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

crisis; market shock

Used especially for financial crises or events that disrupt markets; often appears as a suffix in terms like リーマンショック.

See also: リーマンショック

• リーマンショックは世せ界かい経けい済ざいに大おおきな影えい響きょうを与あたえた。

  The Lehman shock had a major impact on the global economy.

noun

circulatory shock

Medical term for a life-threatening condition where blood flow is insufficient.

• 大たい量りょう出しゅっ血けつでショック状じょう態たいに陥おちいった。

  He went into shock from massive blood loss.