shock (v.) Copy link Outline I. In active sense, to strike with horror or disgust1. offendo, di, sum, 32. percŭtio, ssi, ssum, 33. percello, cŭli, culsum, 3 (v. rare)4. expr. by circuml., horrore, formidine afficereII. In passive sense, to be s.'d • shock (v.): I. In active sense, to strike with horror or disgust: 1. offendo, di, sum, 3: v. to offend. 2. percŭtio, ssi, ssum, 3: he was s.'d by a most cruel letter, percussus est atrocissimis litteris, Cic. Fam. 9, 25. 3. percello, cŭli, culsum, 3 (v. rare): Tac. 4. expr. by circuml., horrore, formidine afficere: v. to horrify. II. In passive sense, to be s.'d: expr. by visu obstŭpesco, pui, 3 (to stand aghast): or visu rĕfŭgio, fūgi, 3: v. TO SHRINK FROM, recoil. Sometimes commoveri, permoveri, may serve, being applicable to any strong emotion: the whole state was greatly s.'d at his death, *magnopere commota est tota civitas ejus interitu, etc.