English dictionary

electric shock

/I/'l/E/ktr/I/k_/S//A/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture

noun.act

Examples
They used cattle prods to administer electric shocks.

Source: WordNet 3.0
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

noun.state

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a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body

noun.act

Examples
Subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response.

Synonyms electrical shock shock

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