shock vs alarm

shock and alarm both are nouns.

shock and alarm both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shock	Yes	No	Yes	No
alarm	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, alarm is a hypernym of shock; that is, alarm is a word with a broader meaning than shock:

shock: strike with horror or terror
alarm: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

Other hypernyms of shock include appal, appall, dismay, horrify.

shock (noun)	alarm (noun)
a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body	a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat	a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses	an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
an instance of agitation of the earth's crust	fear resulting from the awareness of danger
an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
a sudden jarring impact
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
(pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor

shock (verb)	alarm (verb)
inflict a trauma upon	warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
subject to electrical shocks	fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
collect or gather into shocks
collide violently
strike with horror or terror
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
strike with disgust or revulsion

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