Definition of Electric shock

1. Noun. The use of electricity to administer punishment or torture. "They used cattle prods to administer electric shocks"


2. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Harm, Hurt, Injury, Trauma

3. Noun. A reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body. "Electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"

Definition of Electric shock

1. Noun. The physical reaction or shock caused by the flow of electricity through the body. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Electric shock

1. A sudden violent impression caused by the passage of a current of electricity through any portion of the body. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Electric Shock

electric outlet
electric piano
electric pianos
electric pig
electric potential
electric power
electric range
electric ray
electric razor
electric receptacle
electric refrigerator
electric resistance
electric retinopathy
electric sander
electric shaver
electric shock (current term)
electric shocks
electric sleep
electric socket
electric soup
electric stimulation therapy
electric storm
electric switch
electric thermometer
electric toothbrush
electric typewriter
electric violin
electric window
electric wiring
electrical

Literary usage of Electric shock

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1915)
"—-$25000—man—received electric shock —hands badly burned, 3 fingers of right hand lost, usefulness of thumb and fore- linger greatly impaired by scar tissue ..."

2. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1906)
"magnetic field necessary for its rotation without producing an electric shock sufficient to burn the wire. This dynamo of f horse-power works a static ..."

3. William George Ward and the Catholic Revival by Wilfrid Philip Ward (1893)
"It was like an electric shock. The manner in which he got absorbed in his subject when he poured out the claims of God, with his eyes lifted up to Heaven, ..."

4. The elements of materia medica and therapeutics by Jonathan Pereira (1842)
"When an uneven surface (as of the face and hands) is to be electrified, the ball of the director should be covered with flannel. 4. The electric shock. ..."

5. Human Vitality and Efficiency Under Prolonged Restricted Diet by Francis Gano Benedict (1919)
"(13) SENSORY THRESHOLD FOR electric shock. This measurement taken in the same way and employing the same apparatus, with the exception of the electrodes,1 ..."

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