σοκ

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from French choc.[1]

Noun

σοκ • (sok) n (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

  1. ^ σοκ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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