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1. n удар; толчокelectric shock — удар электрическим током; электрошок
2. n толчок, удар3. n электрический удар4. n воен. отдача5. n потрясение, удар6. n мед. шок7. n мед. физ. ударная волна8. v поражать, потрясать9. v возмущать, шокировать10. v спец. ударять11. v спец. вызывать шок12. v спец. поэт. сталкиваться, приходить в столкновениеculture shock — «культурный шок», растерянность при столкновении с чужой культурой
13. n с. -х. копна; бабка; скирда14. n толпа15. n масса, уйма16. n копна волос17. a косматый, лохматыйСинонимический ряд:1. amazement (noun) amazement; astonishment; surprise2. consternation (noun) consternation; scare; strain3. disturbance (noun) agitation; commotion; convulsion; disturbance; seism4. earthquake (noun) earthquake; quake; shake; temblor; tremblor; tremor5. impact (noun) appulse; blow; bump; clash; collision; concussion; crash; encounter; impact; impingement; jar; jolt; jounce; narcosis; percussion; smash; trauma; traumatism; wallop6. pile (noun) bank; cock; drift; heap; hill; mass; mound; mountain; mow; pile; pyramid; rick; stack; stockpile; windrow7. disgust (verb) anger; appall; disgust; insult; nauseate; offend; outrage; revolt; sicken8. dismay (verb) dismay; disturb; upset9. frighten (verb) frighten; petrify10. scandalise (verb) scandalise11. scandalize (verb) scandalize12. scare (verb) astound; daze; dumfound; jolt; scare; stagger; start; startle; stun; surprise13. shake (verb) appal; consternate; daunt; horrify; shake14. strike (verb) clash; collide; encounter; meet; strike15. wound (verb) traumatise; woundАнтонимический ряд:calm; comfort; consolation; inspirit; lull; mitigate; pacify; please; quiet; reconcile -
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I1. [ʃɒk] n1. 1) удар; толчокterrific [sudden, violent] shock - ужасный [внезапный, мощный] удар
to absorb /to cushion/ a shock - смягчить удар
2) толчок, удар (при землетрясении и т. п.)the cars collided with a great shock - удар при столкновении машин был большой силы
3) электрический удар (тж. electric shock)2. воен. отдача (тж. shock of discharge)3. потрясение, ударshock of laughter [of rage] - приступ смеха [ярости]
mental /psychical/ shock - психологическое потрясение
his departure was a sad shock to his mother - его отъезд был большим ударом для его матери
the news came to me with a rude shock - эта новость совершенно ошеломила меня /вывела меня из равновесия/
4. мед.1) шок2) разг. (апоплексический) удар5. физ. ударная волна6. амер. = shock absorber2. [ʃɒk] v1. 1) поражать, потрясатьto shock profoundly [morally] - глубоко [морально] потрясти
to be shocked at /by/ the news [at /by/ the stupidity of smb.] - быть потрясённым новостью [чьей-л. глупостью]
2) возмущать, шокироватьto shock the ear - резать /оскорблять/ слух
to be shocked to hear [to learn] smth. - с возмущением услышать [узнать] о чём-л.
I am shocked at /by/ his conduct - я нахожу его поведение возмутительным /недостойным/
I'm not easily shocked, but... - меня трудно шокировать, но...
2. спец.1) ударять2) вызывать шок3. поэт. сталкиваться, приходить в столкновениеII [ʃɒk] n1. с.-х. копна; бабка (хлеба, льна); скирда2. 1) толпа2) масса, уймаII1. [ʃɒk] n2. [ʃɒk] aкосматый, лохматый -
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adv глубоко; серьёзноСинонимический ряд:1. reconditely (other) abstrusely; esoterically; heavily; hermetically; occultly; reconditely; secretly2. strongly (other) abysmally; acutely; ardently; deeply; extremely; fiercely; hardly; intensely; intensively; keenly; powerfully; strongly; very3. superlatively (other) amazingly; eminently; exceedingly; extraordinarily; incomparably; incredibly; infinitely; maximally; pre-eminently; sublimely; superlatively; supremely; surpassingly; to the nth degree; to the utmost; transcendently; unbelievably -
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be prepared for a \shock mach dich auf etwas Schlimmes gefasst;she slowly recovered from the \shock of losing her husband sie erholte sich nur langsam von dem Schock, den der Verlust ihres Mannes für sie bedeutete;it was a \shock to see her look so ill es war erschreckend, sie so krank zu sehen;this gave me a \shock das hat mir einen Schock versetzt;the \shock of one's life der Schock seines Lebens;to give sb the \shock of their life jdn zu Tode erschrecken;look of \shock entsetzter Blick;a \shock to the system eine schwierige Umstellung;to come as a \shock ein Schock [o schwerer Schlag] sein;to get a \shock einen Schock bekommenthe survivors were taken to hospital suffering from \shock die Überlebenden wurden mit einem Schock ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert;in [a state of] \shock in einem Schockzustand;to be in [a state of] \shock unter Schock stehenPHRASES:to \shock sb jdn schockieren;it \shocks him to hear women talking about sex es schockiert ihn, Frauen über Sex reden zu hören;( deeply) erschüttern;\shock defeat völlig unerwartete Niederlage;( frightening) erschreckend;another \shock fall in the value of the euro wieder ein erschreckender Kursverlust des Euro\shock of hair [Haar]schopf m -
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1. noun1) Schock, derI got the shock of my life — ich erschrak zu Tode
he's in for a [nasty] shock! — er wird eine böse Überraschung erleben!
3) (Electr.) Schlag, der4) (Med.) Schock, derbe in [a state of] shock — unter Schock[wirkung] stehen
2. transitive verb[electric] shock — Elektroschock, der
1)shock somebody [deeply] — ein [schwerer] Schock für jemanden sein
2) (scandalize) schockierenI'm not easily shocked — mich schockiert so leicht nichts
be shocked by something — über etwas (Akk.) schockiert sein
* * *I 1. [ʃok] noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) der Schock2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) der Schlag3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.) der Stoß4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) der Schock2. verb(to give a shock to; to upset or horrify: Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.) schockieren- academic.ru/66739/shocker">shocker- shocking
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- shock-absorber II [ʃok] noun* * *shock1[ʃɒk, AM ʃɑ:k]I. nbe prepared for a \shock mach dich auf etwas Schlimmes gefasstshe slowly recovered from the \shock of losing her husband sie erholte sich nur langsam von dem Schock, den der Verlust ihres Mannes für sie bedeuteteit was a \shock to see her look so ill es war erschreckend, sie so krank zu sehenthis gave me a \shock das hat mir einen Schock versetztthe \shock of one's life der Schock seines Lebensto give sb the \shock of their life jdn zu Tode erschreckenlook of \shock entsetzter Blicka \shock to the system eine schwierige Umstellungto come as a \shock ein Schock [o schwerer Schlag] seinto get a \shock einen Schock bekommenthe survivors were taken to hospital suffering from \shock die Überlebenden wurden mit einem Schock ins Krankenhaus eingeliefertin [a state of] \shock in einem Schockzustandto be in [a state of] \shock unter Schock stehen6.II. vt▪ to \shock sb jdn schockierenit \shocks him to hear women talking about sex es schockiert ihn, Frauen über Sex reden zu hörento \shock sb deeply [or profoundly] jdn zutiefst erschütternthe play is intended to \shock das Stück soll schockieren [o provozieren\shock defeat völlig unerwartete Niederlage; (frightening) erschreckendanother \shock fall in the value of the euro wieder ein erschreckender Kursverlust des Euroshock2[ʃɒk, AM ʃɑ:k]n\shock of hair [Haar]schopf m* * *I [ʃɒk]1. nthe shock killed him —
rabbits can die of shock — für ein or bei einem Kaninchen kann ein Schock tödlich sein
a feeling of shock spread through the town — Entsetzen nt verbreitete sich in der Stadt
it comes as a shock to hear that... — mit Bestürzung höre ich/hören wir, dass...
it gave me a nasty shock — es hat mir einen bösen Schreck( en) eingejagt
to get the shock of one's life — den Schock seines Lebens kriegen
I got the shock of my life when I heard... — ich dachte, mich trifft der Schlag, als ich hörte... (inf)
2. vt(= affect emotionally) erschüttern, bestürzen; (= make indignant) schockieren, schocken (inf)to be shocked by sth — über etw (acc) erschüttert or bestürzt sein; (morally) über etw (acc) schockiert or geschockt (inf) sein
he was shocked when they took his passport away — es hat ihn geschockt, dass man ihm den Pass abgenommen hat (inf)
to shock sb into doing sth — jdm eine solche Angst einjagen, dass er etw tut
to shock sb into action/out of his/her etc complacency — jdn zum Handeln/aus seiner Selbstzufriedenheit aufrütteln
3. vi(film, writer etc) schockieren, schocken (inf) IIn (AGR)Garbenbündel nt, Hocke f IIIn(Haar)schopf m* * *shock1 [ʃɒk; US ʃɑk]A s1. (heftiger) Stoß, Erschütterung f (auch fig des Vertrauens etc)the shock of the waves der Anprall der Wellenget the shock of one’s lifea) zu Tode erschrecken,b) sein blaues Wunder erleben umg;with a shock mit Schrecken;she is in (a state of) shock sie hat einen Schock;the news came as a (great) shock to him die Nachricht war ein (großer) Schock für ihn oder traf ihn (sehr) schwerto für)6. MEDc) plötzliche Lähmungd) umg Schlag(anfall) m7. PSYCH Schockreaktion fB v/t1. erschüttern, erbeben lassen2. fig schockieren, schocken:at, by über akk)shocked schockiert, entgeistert;I was shocked to hear zu meinem Entsetzen hörte ich4. jemandem einen Nervenschock versetzen5. jemandem einen (elektrischen) Schlag versetzen6. MED schocken, einer Schockbehandlung unterziehenC v/i MIL zusammenstoßen, -prallenshock2 [ʃɒk; US ʃɑk] AGRA s Mandel f, Hocke f, (aufgeschichteter) GarbenhaufenB v/t in Mandeln aufstellenshock3 [ʃɒk; US ʃɑk]B adj zottig:shock head Strubbelkopf m umg* * *1. noun1) Schock, derhe's in for a [nasty] shock! — er wird eine böse Überraschung erleben!
2) (violent impact) Erschütterung, die (of durch)3) (Electr.) Schlag, der4) (Med.) Schock, derbe in [a state of] shock — unter Schock[wirkung] stehen
2. transitive verb[electric] shock — Elektroschock, der
1)shock somebody [deeply] — ein [schwerer] Schock für jemanden sein
2) (scandalize) schockierenbe shocked by something — über etwas (Akk.) schockiert sein
* * *n.Betroffenheit f.Erschütterung f.Schlag -¨e m.Schock -s m.Stoß ¨-e m. v.erschüttern v. -
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Makarov: shock profoundly -
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1. severeжестокий кризис; глубокий кризис — severe crisis
2. drastic3. deeper4. deeply5. in-depth6. profoundly7. deep; low; remote; profound; complete; greatдомик, стоящий глубоко в долине — a house deep in the valley
8. profoundСинонимический ряд:1. бездонная (прил.) бездонная2. крепкая (прил.) беспробудная; беспросыпная; богатырская; крепкая; мертвая; мертвецкая; непробудная3. полная (прил.) абсолютная; гробовая; могильная; невозмутимая; ненарушимая; нерушимая; полная; совершенная4. сильная (прил.) большая; сильная5. углубленная (прил.) основательная; углубленнаяАнтонимический ряд:мелкая; поверхностная -
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1. shake2. shock3. staggerСинонимический ряд:1. поворошить (глаг.) поворошить; погрести; пошевелить2. поразить (глаг.) поразить; сразить; убить -
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14 conmocionar
v.1 to shock, to stun.2 to concuss.* * *1 to shock2 MEDICINA to concuss3 figurado to trouble, disturb* * *verbto shock, shake* * *VT1) (=conmover) to move, affect deeply2) (=turbar) to shake profoundly, cause an upheaval in3) (Med) to put into shock, concuss* * *verbo transitivo to shakesu muerte conmocionó al país — the country was shaken o shocked by his death
* * *= shake up, shake, rock.Ex. This will shake up library managers no end.Ex. This attitude had to go and by the 1830s it was shaking.Ex. The earth tremor that rocked the centre of Melbourne was one of three quakes that hit Australia in the one day.* * *verbo transitivo to shakesu muerte conmocionó al país — the country was shaken o shocked by his death
* * *= shake up, shake, rock.Ex: This will shake up library managers no end.
Ex: This attitude had to go and by the 1830s it was shaking.Ex: The earth tremor that rocked the centre of Melbourne was one of three quakes that hit Australia in the one day.* * *conmocionar [A1 ]vtto shakela noticia de su muerte conmocionó al país the country was shocked o rocked o shaken by the news of his deathla noticia ha conmocionado la bolsa the news has shaken the stock market* * *
conmocionar ( conjugate conmocionar) verbo transitivo
to shake
conmocionar verbo transitivo (producir asombro) to shake: la noticia conmocionó a la población, the population was shaken by the news
' conmocionar' also found in these entries:
English:
shake
- shake up
- rock
* * *conmocionar vt1. [psíquicamente] to shock, to stun;su asesinato conmocionó al país his assassination shocked the country2. [físicamente] to concuss* * *v/t shock* * *conmocionar vt: to shake, to shock -
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1) (extreme) tief; nachhaltig [Wirkung, Einfluss, Eindruck]; tief greifend [Wandel, Veränderung]; lebhaft [Interesse]; tief empfunden [Beileid, Mitgefühl]; tiefsitzend [Angst, Misstrauen]; völlig [Unwissenheit]; hochgradig [Schwerhörigkeit]it is a matter of profound indifference to me — es ist mir völlig gleichgültig
2) (penetrating) tief; profund (geh.) [Wissen, Erkenntnis, Werk, Kenner]; tiefgründig [Untersuchung, Abhandlung, Betrachtung]; tief schürfend [Essay, Analyse, Forscher]; tiefsinnig [Gedicht, Buch, Schriftsteller]; scharfsinnig [Denker, Forscher]* * *1) (deep: profound sleep.) tief2) (showing great knowledge or understanding: a profound remark.) tiefgründig•- academic.ru/58229/profoundly">profoundly- profundity* * *pro·found[prəˈfaʊnd]1. (extreme) tiefgehend; change tiefgreifend; effect nachhaltig; impression tief; interest lebhaft, stark; sleep fest, tief; sight tief\profound ignorance völlige Unwissenheit2. (strongly felt) tief, heftig; compassion, gratification, gratitude tief empfunden; respect, reverence, veneration, love groß\profound anger tief sitzende Wut\profound distress großes Leidthat was very \profound of you das war sehr tiefsinnig von dir iron\profound knowledge umfassendes [o geh profundes] Wissen\profound thoughts tiefschürfende Gedanken\profound truth/wisdom tiefe Wahrheit/Weisheit* * *[prə'faʊnd]adj1) sleep, sigh, sorrow, love, concern, depression tief; thought, idea, art tiefsinnig, tief schürfend, tiefgründig; experience tief gehend, im Innersten ergreifend; book gehaltvoll, profund (geh); thinker, knowledge profund (geh), tief gehend; regret tief gehend; hatred, mistrust, difference, belief, respect, ignorance tief sitzend; effect, influence, implications tief greifend, weittragend, weit tragend; problem tief sitzend, tief gehend; indifference vollkommen, völlig; interest stark; changes tief greifendyou're very profound today (also iro) — du bist heute sehr tiefsinnig
2) deafness vollkommen; clinical shock, unconsciousness tief* * *profound [prəˈfaʊnd]A adj1. tief (Schlaf, Seufzer, Verbeugung etc)2. profund:a) tiefschürfend, -gründig, -sinnig, inhaltsschwerb) gründlich:profound knowledge profundes Wissen3. unergründlich (Gedicht etc)4. tief, groß:profound indifference vollkommene Gleichgültigkeit;profound interest starkes Interesse;profound pain heftiger oder großer Schmerz;profound respect große oder größte HochachtungB s poet Tiefe f, Abgrund m:the profound die Tiefe, das (tiefe) Meer* * *1) (extreme) tief; nachhaltig [Wirkung, Einfluss, Eindruck]; tief greifend [Wandel, Veränderung]; lebhaft [Interesse]; tief empfunden [Beileid, Mitgefühl]; tiefsitzend [Angst, Misstrauen]; völlig [Unwissenheit]; hochgradig [Schwerhörigkeit]2) (penetrating) tief; profund (geh.) [Wissen, Erkenntnis, Werk, Kenner]; tiefgründig [Untersuchung, Abhandlung, Betrachtung]; tief schürfend [Essay, Analyse, Forscher]; tiefsinnig [Gedicht, Buch, Schriftsteller]; scharfsinnig [Denker, Forscher]* * *adj.hintergründig adj.tief adj.tiefdenkend adj.tiefgreifend adj.tiefschürfend adj. n.profund adj.tiefsinnig adj. -
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v.to traumatize.* * *1 MEDICINA to traumatize2 familiar to shock* * *VT (Med, Psic) to traumatize; (fig) to shock, affect profoundly* * *1.verbo transitivo to traumatize2.traumatizarse v pron (fam) to be traumatized* * *= traumatise [traumatize, -USA].Ex. Psychologists have proved that the presence of the defendant will traumatize the child witness.* * *1.verbo transitivo to traumatize2.traumatizarse v pron (fam) to be traumatized* * *= traumatise [traumatize, -USA].Ex: Psychologists have proved that the presence of the defendant will traumatize the child witness.
* * *traumatizar [A4 ]vtto traumatize( fam); to be traumatized* * *
traumatizar ( conjugate traumatizar) verbo transitivo
to traumatize
traumatizarse verbo pronominal (fam) to be traumatized
traumatizar vtr, traumatizarse vr Med to traumatize
' traumatizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
traumatizarse
English:
traumatize
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ДО ОСНОВАНИЯ разрушить что, истребить, потрясти кого-что и т. п. PrepP Invar adv(to destroy some group of people, some phenomenon etc) completely, (to shock s.o.) profoundly etc: разрушить (истребить) \О-115 = totally (utterly) destroy (ruin, annihilate) s.o. sth.wipe out s.o. sth. (in limited contexts) raze (level) sth. (to the ground) destroy sth. to its (the) rootsпотрясти - - shake sth. to its foundationsshake s.o. badly.В обществе, в котором сильно развито религиозно-нравственное сознание, проповедник атеизма выступает как... враг мракобесия... Это - одно. И иное дело - общество, в котором до основания разрушено религиозно-нравственное сознание... (Зиновьев 2). In a society with a highly developed religious and moral conscience, the preacher of atheism can pass for...an enemy of obscurantism. That is one thing. Quite another is a society in which the religious and moral conscience has been totally destroyed... (2a)....Ошибка (Ивана) Грозного была не в том, что он казнил бояр, а в том, что мало казнил, не истребил четыре главных боярских рода до самого основания (Рыбаков 2)____Ivan's mistake was not that he punished them (the nobles), but that he didn't punish them enough, he did not destroy the four main noble clans right down to their roots (2a).Внутренняя борьба сотрясёт Россию до основания! (Солженицын 5). Internal struggles will shake Russia to its foundations (5a). -
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• ДО ОСНОВАНИЯ разрушить что, истребить, потрясти кого-что и т.п.[PrepP; Invar; adv]=====⇒ (to destroy some group of people, some phenomenon etc) completely, (to shock s.o.) profoundly etc:- wipe out s.o. (sth.);- [in limited contexts] raze (level) sth. (to the ground);- destroy sth. to its (the) roots;- shake s.o. badly.♦ В обществе, в котором сильно развито религиознонравственное сознание, проповедник атеизма выступает как... враг мракобесия... Это - одно. И иное дело - общество, в котором до основания разрушено религиознонравственное сознание... (Зиновьев 2). In a society with a highly developed religious and moral conscience, the preacher of atheism can pass for...an enemy of obscurantism. That is one thing. Quite another is a society in which the religious and moral conscience has been totally destroyed... (2a).♦...Ошибка [Ивана] Г розного была не в том, что он казнил бояр, а в том, что мало казнил, не истребил четыре главных боярских рода до самого основания (Рыбаков 2) Ivan's mistake was not that he punished them [the nobles], but that he didn't punish them enough, he did not destroy the four main noble clans right down to their roots (2a).♦ Внутренняя борьба сотрясёт Россию до основания! (Солженицын 5). Internal struggles will shake Russia to its foundations (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > до основания
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iz.1. stirring, emotion; i-i \zirrara sartu to {move || touch || stir} sb; haren hitzaldiak bihotzean sortu zidan \zirrara agertzea zaila izango litzateke it would be hard to express how his speech affected me emotionally; haren hitzek \zirrara sakona eman zidaten her words affected me profoundly; su ezkutu baten \zirraraer sentitu zuen bere baitan she felt a kind of fiery emotion within her; hau entzuteak \zirrara ikaragarria egin zion arrotzari hearing this made a great impression on the foreigner; \zirrara ilun bat sumatu zuen Xabierrek Xabier could feel a dark sensation within him; gure ezpainetan irrifarrea loratu zen, betartea argiz bete, eta barruan, halako \zirrara zebilkigun alderen alde a smile came across our lips, our faces lit up, and inside, a certain emotion was racing through us2. ( sentimena) feeling, sensation; ilunabarrak \zirrara ezti-mingotsak zabaltzen digute bihotzean dusk produces a bittersweet sensation in our hearts; \zirrara zorrotz bat daukat ene baitan I can sense a pungent feeling within me3. ( bihotz-taupaden lastertzea) thrill, excitement; gogoan dut oraindik hura irakurtzean hartu nuen \zirrara I can still remember the excitement I felt when reading that; i-i \zirrara bizia eman to give sb a buzz4. shock, upheaval -
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1. n тревога, сигнал опасности, предупреждение об опасности2. n тревожная сигнализация, звуковой сигнал предупреждения3. n сигнальный звонок, гудок4. n воен. боевая тревога5. n ист. призыв к оружию6. n будильник7. n смятение, страх; тревогаin alarm — в смятении, в страхе
8. n акцент9. v поднять тревогу, дать сигнал тревоги; предупредить об опасности10. v воен. поднять по тревогеto alarm the camp — поднять тревогу в лагере; поднять по тревоге лагерь
sounding the alarm — возвещающий тревогу; возвещение тревоги
11. v встревожить, взволновать; напугать; насторожить; вызвать тревогу12. v вспугнутьСинонимический ряд:1. alarum (noun) alarum; call; distress-signal; horn; summons2. bell (noun) bell; buzzer; signal; siren3. fear (noun) apprehension; cold feet; consternation; dismay; dread; fear; fearfulness; fright; horror; panic; terror; trepidation; trepidity4. warning (noun) alert; caution; notice; SOS; tocsin; warning5. caution (verb) alert; caution; forewarn; warn6. frighten (verb) affright; appall; awe; daunt; dismay; fright; frighten; panic; scare; shock; startle; surprise; terrify; terrorise; terrorize; unsettleАнтонимический ряд:assurance; assure; calm; comfort; confidence; peace; security
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