English noun: shock therapy | |||
1. | shock therapy (act) treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions | ||
Synonyms | shock treatment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | therapy | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ECT, electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock, electroshock therapy, insulin shock, insulin shock therapy, insulin shock treatment, metrazol shock, metrazol shock therapy, metrazol shock treatment | ||