electric_shock

Words with a similar base: electric_shock

'electric_shock'

[electric_shock.n.01] as in: the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture

Examples:
they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks

'electric_shock'

[electric_shock.n.02] as in: 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

'electric_shock'

[electric_shock.n.03] as in: a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body

Examples:
subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response
electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks

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