cold shock
cold shock response

He had hoped the cold shock would have a beneficial effect, but there was no change in the patient.

Then came the cold shock, and the gloom of fear.

He turned, and realized with a cold shock that he would be too in a few more seconds.

Mark felt himself shaken; then the cold shock of water dashed in his face.

He looked at his hands in cold shock, as if they belonged to someone else.

His touch sent a cold shock through me, and his smell was worse.

The mood at the station was one of cold shock and white-hot anger.

The water was icy, a cold shock to his tensed nervous system.

The water was a cold shock, but he had expected that.

When I saw what it was a cold shock of horror ran through me.