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Italian

scioccare

/ʃokˈkare/verbB2
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Meaning

to shock

  • To cause profound emotional shock, distress, or disbelief

In a sentence

La notizia dell'incidente ha scioccato l'intera comunità.

The news of the accident shocked the entire community.

Siamo rimasti scioccati quando abbiamo visto il conto finale.

We were shocked when we saw the final bill.

Quel film violento non dovrebbe scioccare un pubblico adulto.

That violent movie shouldn't shock an adult audience.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
scioccareinfinitive
scioccoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
sciocchiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
scioccaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
sciocchiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
scioccateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
scioccanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
scioccavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
scioccaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
scioccavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
scioccavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
scioccavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
scioccavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
scioccaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
scioccastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
scioccòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
scioccammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
scioccasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
scioccaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
scioccheròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
scioccheraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
scioccheràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
scioccheremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
sciocchereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
scioccherannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
sciocchisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
sciocchisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
sciocchisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
sciocchiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
sciocchiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
sciocchinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
scioccassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
scioccassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
scioccassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
scioccassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
scioccastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
scioccasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
sciocchereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
scioccheresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
scioccherebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
scioccheremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
scioccheresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
scioccherebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
scioccaimperative · singular · 2nd person
sciocchiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
scioccateimperative · plural · 2nd person
scioccandogerund
scioccatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Derived from French 'choquer'. The past participle 'scioccato' is very commonly used as an adjective ('shocked').

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