# der Schock

der Schock is a German noun meaning “shock”. Forms: des Schocks, die Schocks.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Schocks
- Plural: die Schocks

## Noun

1. shock (mental or medical condition)

## Noun

1. _archaic_ three score (a unitless measure indicating sixty of anything)
2. _archaic_ one score; two score (a unitless measure indicating twenty or forty of anything)
3. _colloquial · archaic_ a heap, a bunch (a large, indefinite number)

## Examples

- Tom steht noch immer unter Schock. — Tom is still in shock.
- Es war ein solcher Schock. — It was such a shock.
- Das war ein Schock. — It was a shock.
- Rauszufliegen war für Tom ein unerwarteter Schock. — For Tom, getting fired was an unexpected shock.
- Es muss ein Schock für Sie gewesen sein. — It must've been a shock to you.

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