electric shock
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3.4
- noun
- /ɪˈlɛktrɪk ʃɑk/
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descarga eléctrica
- She described the feeling of an electric shock coursing through her arm after touching the exposed wire.
- use of electric shock
Yeah, Yeah, Emergency services got there instantly, got his heartbeat back with electric shock.
- Yeah, Yeah, Emergency services got there instantly, got his heartbeat back with electric shock.
- She started having many different small problems, confusion, joint pain, severe pain, you know, like electric shocks in her body.
- And So what they included here is electric shock.
- There's one room where you are strung up against the wall that has like electric shocks, like on the wall, and they lower down Saran Wrap where they suffocate you.
Examples
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The sudden electric shock from the faulty wire made him jump back in pain.
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After the electric shock, he experienced muscle spasms and difficulty moving his hand.
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- I got an electric shock!
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The sudden violence of the pain was like an electric shock.
Fiction book (2002) -
"Kind of like a mild electric shock?" I said.
Fiction book (1994) -
The patient here has been suffering from trauma which we think can be successfully treated by electric shock.
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That's what electric shock does to you.
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When her feet touched the springy ground, it was like an electric shock.
Fiction book (1992) -
The pressure of his finger ran through Hap like an electric shock.
Fiction book (1992) -
The doctors gave her electric shocks to relieve her depression after Dad died.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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5.1
A sudden painful feeling caused by electric current through the body
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3.4
A sudden pain and muscle tightening when electricity passes through the body
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently built from 'electric' (relating to electricity) and 'shock' (a sudden jolt or painful reflex); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer a sudden bodily effect caused by electricity. This is a literal, compositional noun phrase (not idiomatic) and the same logic exists in many languages, so it should be immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
The noun electric shock comes from the literal image of electric energy passing through the body and giving a sudden shock, a quick, painful jolt that can make your muscles jump. So, it means 'a sudden effect on the body caused by electricity', like sharp pain, burns, or a strong muscle movement.