| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Violent forcible contact between two or more things: bump, collision, concussion, crash, impact, jar, jolt, percussion, smash. See CONFLICT. 2. Something that jars the mind or emotions: blow2, jolt. Psychiatry : trauma. See STRIKE. | | VERB: | 1. To deprive of courage or the power to act as a result of fear, anxiety, or disgust: appall, consternate, daunt, dismay, horrify, shake. See FEAR. 2. To affect with a strong feeling of moral aversion: scandalize. See RIGHT. 3. To cause to experience a sudden momentary shock: electrify, jolt, startle. See EXCITE, SURPRISE. 4. To inflict physical or mental injury or distress on: traumatize, wound. See HELP.
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