What does "Come as a shock" mean?

Question

What does "Come as a shock" mean?

Answer 1

It means that something's happened,  that was totally unexpected and it has really suprised you and taken you aback.

Answer 2

something that is a surprise...or something that you weren't expecting

(a shock being something quick and unexpected..)

Answer 3

it means something surprised you. you were shocked, caught off guard. you did not expect whatever happened to happen.

Answer 4

Surprise (the action, not the condition).

Answer 5

When someone tells you that something will or may "come as a shock to you," they are warning you in advance, that you are about to experience an action (news, photos, story, an event, etc.), which you most likely may not be prepared to accept as real or the truth.

So they are warning you ahead of this action, whatever it may be, that it may be very unexpected to you.

The reason someone would warn you in this manner, would be to lessen the severity of your surprised response.

Answer 6

someone might say to you, this may come as a shock to you, but did you know  ................ (their story) and you're  like "WHAT, you've got to be kidding me" or in updated terms, "SHUT UP"!