Shock

By the term Shock is meant that condition of the nervous system which sooner or later ensues upon particular injuries in certain persons.

An Epitome of Practical Surgery, for Field and Hospital. 1863

Safer best captured the public Rooney by describing him as "a man who seemed to be fed up with everything," and showing a montage of Rooney complaining about subjects from prescription medicine packaging to the phrase "Shock and Awe" to chocolate chip cookies.

NY Daily News DAVID HINCKLEY 2011

And it seems that exploiting the frontier mythology has been key to selling what you call the Shock Doctrine to the public -- drawing on its whole aesthetic, so central to the American identity.

John Cusack: The Real Blackwater Scandal: Build a Frontier, You Get Cowboys 2008

"Shock" is traceable to loss of excitatory influence, which, though perhaps commonly subliminal in itself, lowers the threshold for other excitation.

Sir Charles Sherrington - Nobel Lecture 1965

Rep. Shock is a breath of fresh air and I wish him well.

Illinois House Freshman Says He Is Disappointed by Burris - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

This needs to be said, even though it pains me to say it: Bottle Shock is one of the worst movies ever made.

What We Drank (June 30, 2009) 2009

Shock is shoulder to shoulder with the same people who gave Sarah Palin $100,000 for a 40-minute speech that included “Happy Birthday Ronald Reagan” and “I love my freedom.”

Think Progress » Maddow Corrects GOP Rep. Schock On Basic Facts Of Abdulmuttalab Case 2010

Seismic Shock is a blog that regularly criticises Rev. Sizer.

Anglican vicar complains to police to shut down blogger « Anglican Samizdat 2010

(For example, Static Shock is sometimesderided as a Spiderman clone).

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Making the Sell: A Few Tips on Submitting a Comic Book Script 2009

But "Bottle Shock" is about the actual tastemakers -- those who grow the grapes, sell the wine, and make judgments which affect the world market.

Drink Up, Says Cast From ‘Bottle Shock’ » MTV Movies Blog 2008