English noun: shock treatment | |||
| 1. | shock treatment (act) treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions | ||
| Synonyms | shock therapy | ||
| 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 | ||