What is the meaning of electric shock?

noun

  • The use of electricity to administer punishment or torture.
    • usage: "they used cattle prods to administer electric 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.
  • A reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body.
    • usage: "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
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