shock (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A violent collision of bodies; a concussion1. conflictus, ūs (a dashing violently together; v. rarely found except in abl.)2. conflictio (v. rare)3. conflictātio (only of the s. of hostile armies4. concursus, ūs, m. (chiefly used of the s. made by the rushing together of two hostile parties)5. impĕtus, ūs, m.6. collīsus (extr. rare7. impulsus, ūs, m. (chiefly in abl.)II. A blow; esp. in phr., to give or receive a s.1. lăbĕfacto, 12. concŭtio, ssi, ssum, 3 (to shake to the very foundations)III. Impression or feeling of disgustIV. An electrical s.V. Shock of an earthquake1. concussio, ōnis, f. (used of the shaking produced by an earthquake)2. succussio (a quaking of the earth)3. usu. better expr. by verb concŭtio, 34. usu. terrae mōtus may be precise enoughVI. Of corn • shock (subs.): I. A violent collision of bodies; a concussion: 1. conflictus, ūs (a dashing violently together; v. rarely found except in abl.): by the s. and friction of stones, c. atque tritu lapidum, Cic. N. D. 2, 9, fin.: by the s. of the clouds (in thunder), nubium conflictu, id. Div. 2, 19, 44. 2. conflictio (v. rare): Quint. 3, 6, 6. 3. conflictātio (only of the s. of hostile armies: v. rare): the s. of the two armies, duorum exercituum c., Gell. 15, 18. 4. concursus, ūs, m. (chiefly used of the s. made by the rushing together of two hostile parties): the s. of battle, praelii c., Nep. Thras. 1: as soon as their arms clashed in the first s., ut primo statim c. increpuere arma, Liv. 1, 25, init.: to be shaken by the violence of the tempests and by the s. of calamities, vi tempestatum et c. calamitatum labefactari, Cic. Fam. 5, 13, init. 5. impĕtus, ūs, m.: when the force of it and the powerful s. hath shivered (the cloud), ubi comminuit vis ejus et i. acer, Lucr. 6, 128. Esp. of the s. of battle: the rush and s. of armed men, incursio atque i. armatorum, Cic. Caec. 15, 44: to bear up against such violent s.s of the winds, tantos i. ventorum sustinere, Caes. B. G. 3, 13, med. 6. collīsus (extr. rare: to be avoided): Plin. 9, 35, 56. 7. impulsus, ūs, m. (chiefly in abl.): not only by the s. of shields and the collision of the bodies, etc., non solum i. scutorum neque conflictu corporum, etc., Cic. Caec. 13, 43: that flame is set in motion not by a s. from another body, etc., is ardor non alieno im. movetur, etc., id. N. D. 2, 12, 32. II. A blow; esp. in phr., to give or receive a s.: expr. by verb: 1. lăbĕfacto, 1: to give a s. to any one's dignity, alicujus dignitatem l., Cic. Rab. Post. 16, 44: to give a s. to any one's credit, alicujus fidem l., Liv. 24, 20, fin.: his mind received a severe s., *mens vehementer labefactata est: he received so severe a s., that, etc., *ita vehementer labefactatus est, ut, etc. 2. concŭtio, ssi, ssum, 3 (to shake to the very foundations): to give a s. to the republic, c. rempublicam, Cic. Phil. 2, 42, 109: he gave a severe s. to the Lacaedemonian power, opes Lacaedemoniorum concussit, Nep. Epam. 6: the resources of the enemy having received a s., concussis hostium viribus, Vell. 2, 121: the fidelity of the Transrhenani having received a s., concussa fide Transrhenanorum, Tac. H. 5, 25. III. Impression or feeling of disgust: perh. offensio, or expr. by offendo, di, sum, 3: v. to shock (I. and II.). IV. An electrical s.: perh. *ictus ēlectrĭcus. V. Shock of an earthquake: 1. concussio, ōnis, f. (used of the shaking produced by an earthquake): a mighty s. which has buried two cities, c. vasta, quae duas suppressit urbes, Sen. Q. N. 6, 25, fin. 2. succussio (a quaking of the earth): it is a s. when the earth is shaken and moved up and down, s. est cum terra quatitur et sursum ac deorsum movetur, Sen. Q. N. 6, 21, med. 3. usu. better expr. by verb concŭtio, 3: the theatre receiving a severe s. from an earthquake, concusso terrae motu theatro, Suet. Ner. 20. 4. usu. terrae mōtus may be precise enough: v. earthquake. VI. Of corn: v. sheaf.