Meaning of ELECTRIC SHOCK

Pronunciation:			i'lektrik shâk
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  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" [n]  the use of electric shock as a form of punishment [n]  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
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	Synonyms:		electrical shock, shock
	See Also:		corporal punishment, harm, hurt, inborn reflex, injury, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, trauma, unconditioned reflex