Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from French choc.[1]

Noun

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σοκ (sokn (indeclinable)

  1. shock (a sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance)
  2. shock (something so surprising that it is stunning)
  3. (medicine) shock (a medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements)

References

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  1. ^ σοκ”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998

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