shocked about vs shocked on

Both "shocked about" and "shocked on" are not commonly used in English. The correct preposition to use after "shocked" is usually "at". However, in some contexts, "shocked by" can also be used.

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shocked about

This phrase is not commonly used in English. The correct preposition to use after "shocked" is usually "at".

It is more common to say "shocked at" or "shocked by" instead of "shocked about".

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We were all shocked about your father.
Your colleagues still are still shocked about what happened... above all Dr. Tesi.
I'm just a little shocked about it.
I was shocked about John's death.
Look, I'm as shocked about what Paul did as anybody else.
People were shocked about this "Bomb- Devil..." but it was soon forgotten.
What you were shocked about was that someone in this family dared to tell you the truth.
Well, Harley, what are you looking so shocked about?
What are you so shocked about?
Like their fellow citizens, they are extremely shocked about the findings of the National Inquiry Committee into the assassination of Papua leader, Mr Theys Hiyo Eluay, on 10 November 2001.
him and me both. Well, I can see you'd be shocked about his new girlfriend.
There can also be no doubt that opinion leaders and civil society in India are deeply shocked about the events and the damage done to India's image, and that is amply reflected by the wide press coverage which these events have received since they began.

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shocked at
shocked by

shocked on

This phrase is not commonly used in English. The correct preposition to use after "shocked" is usually "at".

It is more common to say "shocked at" or "shocked by" instead of "shocked on".

Show examples from the web [+]

Don't seem too shocked on La Grenouille's dead.
We were therefore profoundly shocked on 29 July when Dr Ibrahim was again sentenced to seven years' imprisonment with hard labour, a cruel sentence for a man in his frail physical condition.
In Iraq, seven terrorists have been captured and charged with taking part in the Al-Nasiriyah massacre which shocked Italy on 12 November 2003.
By the way, I have a very shocked expression on my face.
We were all shocked by the attacks on Bali.
(cheering and applause continues) As most of you know, cousin jay got a little shocked Last night on stage.
And she was so shocked, she tripped on a lamp cord.
We know that the poems that shocked her went on the fire.
Television pictures of the burning pyres and mass burial pits also shocked the public on animal welfare grounds and had a catastrophic impact on tourism in those areas.
And then, while he was looking at me with this shocked look on his face, I stabbed myself so we could keep our promise to each other, so we could be together forever like we swore to be.
And so, I run on these, and have shocked half the world on these.
This next is the Sudanese girl, a few moments from death, a vulture hovering in the background, a picture that went round the world and shocked people into action on poverty.
deeply shocked by the upholding on 19 August by Funtua Islamic Court of Appeal in the State of Katsina of the sentence of death by stoning passed on Mrs Amina Lawal 'for adultery',
deeply shocked by the upholding on 19 August 2002 by Funtua Islamic Court of Appeal in the State of Katsina of the sentence of death by stoning passed on Mrs Amina Lawal "for adultery",
- What they saw were shocked.
His sudden death shocked the world.
Probably caused the hypotension, shocked the liver.
I just... I'm shocked.
No, but whatever, shocked recently.
But this crash attempt shocked me.

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shocked at
shocked by

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