shock

verb/ʃɒk/CEFR B1

হতবাক করা, স্তম্ভিত করা

Meaning

To surprise and upset someone very much.

Example sentences

The sudden news shocked the family.হঠাৎ খবরটি পরিবারকে হতবাক করল।
The photos shocked the public.ছবিগুলো জনসাধারণকে স্তম্ভিত করল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: stun, astound

Antonyms: reassure

Similar words, and what each means

stun
হতবিহ্বল করা, স্তম্ভিত করা
To surprise or shock someone so much that they cannot react.
astound
হতভম্ব করা, স্তম্ভিত করা
To shock or surprise someone very much.
trauma
গুরুতর আঘাত, ট্রমা
A serious injury to the body or a deep shock to the mind.
surprise
বিস্ময়, চমক
An unexpected event or feeling.

Other English words for “হতবাক করা, স্তম্ভিত করা”

astound
To shock or surprise someone very much.
stun
To surprise or shock someone so much that they cannot react.
appall
To shock someone deeply and unpleasantly.

Opposite words

reassure
আশ্বস্ত করা, ভরসা দেওয়া
To say something that makes someone feel less worried.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

shockedadjectiveহতবাক, স্তম্ভিত

“shock” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Child labour is not rare enough to shock us, and that is the first thing wrong with it.
Child Labour →
The crowd gasped in shock.
gasp — dictionary →
In careful use electrocute means killed by electricity — if you survived, say you got an electric shock.
electrocute — dictionary →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“shock” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • কাঁদা (সাহিত্যিক ভঙ্গিতে)
- • গ্রহণ করা, পাওয়া
- • সতর্ক করা, সাবধান করা
- • হতবাক করা, স্তম্ভিত করা
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হতবাক করা, স্তম্ভিত করা — shock (verb) — হতবাক করা, স্তম্ভিত করা. To surprise and upset someone very much.
Which word is closest in meaning to “shock”?
- • continue
- • steal
- • stun
- • attend
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stun — stun — হতবিহ্বল করা, স্তম্ভিত করা. To surprise or shock someone so much that they cannot react.

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