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Meaning of electric shock in English
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Noun
electric shock
Definitions
1.
the use of electric shock as a form of punishment
2.
trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning)
Examples
« usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness »
3.
a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
Examples
« subjects received a small electric shock when they mae the wrong response »
« electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks »