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shock and awe

shock and awe
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shok and aw]
    • /ʃɒk ænd ɔ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shok and aw]
    • /ʃɒk ænd ɔ/

Definitions of shock and awe words

  • noun shock and awe US military: use of extreme force 1
  • noun shock and awe the strategy of using overwhelming force at the outset of a conflict in order to break the enemy's will to resist 0
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Parts of speech for Shock and awe

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Shock and awe

shock and awe popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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