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chocka

shock

Definition & meaning

Chocka means to shock or to stun someone—usually by causing strong surprise, distress, or disbelief.

It can describe the effect of alarming news, an upsetting event, or something unexpectedly extreme. Depending on context, it may also mean to astonish or to deeply surprise someone.

Grammar & Word origin

Chocka is a regular Swedish verb. Its forms are chockar , chockade , and chockat .

It is formed from the noun chock , meaning “shock,” plus the verb-forming ending -a. The noun ultimately comes from French choc.

Synonyms & antonyms

Possible synonyms include:

  • bestörta — to horrify or deeply upset; stronger in its emphasis on distress.
  • skaka — literally “to shake”; figuratively, to unsettle or deeply affect someone.
  • överraska — to surprise; generally less intense and not necessarily upsetting.

Possible antonyms include:

  • lugna — to calm; the opposite when chocka means to upset or alarm.
  • förbereda ? — to prepare; preparation can lessen the element of shock.

Common phrases & collocations

  • chocka någon — to shock someone.
  • chocka publiken — to shock the audience.
  • chocka med ett besked — to shock someone with a piece of news.
  • bli chockad — to be shocked.

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Examples

Nyheten chockade oss.verb

The news shocked us.

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