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  1. electric shock:


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Detailed Synonyms for electric shock in English

electric shock:

electric shock [the ~] noun

  1. the electric shock
    – a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body 1
    the shock; the electric shock; the electrical shock
    – a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body 1
    • shock [the ~] noun
      • electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks1
    • electric shock [the ~] noun
      • subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response1
    • electrical shock [the ~] noun
  2. the electric shock
    – the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture 1
    the electric shock
    – the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture 1
    • electric shock [the ~] noun
      • they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks1
  3. the electric shock
    – 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 1
    the electric shock
    – 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 1

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Related Definitions for "electric shock":

  1. a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body1
    • subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response1
  2. the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture1
    • they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks1
  3. 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 unconsciousness1

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