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Defenition of the word electric shock

    • Defenition of the word electric shock

      • the use of electric shock as a form of punishment
      • a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
      • a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they mae the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
      • 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
      • the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture

    Synonyms for the word electric shock

      • electrical shock
      • shock

    Hypernyms for the word electric shock

      • corporal punishment
      • harm
      • hurt
      • inborn reflex
      • injury
      • innate reflex
      • instinctive reflex
      • physiological reaction
      • reflex
      • reflex action
      • reflex response
      • torture
      • torturing
      • trauma
      • unconditioned reflex

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