Hypernyms for "shock"
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agglomerate
alarm
appal
appall
blow
bump
care for
churn up
clash
collapse
collect
collide
combat
cumulation
cumulus
damper
disgust
dismay
earthquake
fight
fighting
garner
gather
heap
horrify
inborn reflex
injure
innate reflex
instinctive reflex
mass
mound
muffler
nauseate
physiological reaction
pile
prostration
pull together
quake
reflex
reflex action
reflex response
revolt
scrap
seism
sicken
stupefaction
surprise
temblor
treat
unconditioned reflex
wound
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.