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English noun: electric shock | |||
| 1. | electric shock (act) the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture | ||
| Samples | They used cattle prods to administer electric shocks. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | corporal punishment, torture, torturing | ||
| 2. | electric shock (state) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | harm, hurt, injury, trauma | ||
| 3. | electric shock (act) a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body | ||
| Samples | Subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response. Electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks. | ||
| Synonyms | electrical shock, shock | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex | ||
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