electric_shock
1. [ noun ] the use of electric shock as a form of punishment
Related terms: corporal_punishment
2. [ noun ] (medicine) trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness
Related terms: injury
3. [ noun ] (biology,medicine) a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
Synonyms: shock electrical_shock
Examples:

"subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response" "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"

Related terms: reflex shock
Similar spelling:   electrical_shock
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