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Polish
Etymology
Deverbal from wstrząsać.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfstʂɔw̃s/, /ˈfstʂɔns/
- Rhymes: -ɔw̃s
- Syllabification: wstrząs
Noun
wstrząs m inan
- shock, impact (state of distress following a mental or emotional disturbance)
- Synonym: szok
- (pathology) circulatory shock (medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements)
- Synonym: szok
- (seismology) earth tremor
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Further reading
- wstrząs in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wstrząs in Polish dictionaries at PWN