Shock to the system
The crossword clue "Shock to the system" is answered by TRAUMA, a 6-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
TRAUMA
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRAUMA answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for TRAUMA
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- Emotional shock - used 23 times, most recently in 2022
- Shock - used 23 times, most recently in 2011
- Psychological injury - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Major shock - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Psychological shock - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
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