electric shock

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electric shock

noun electric shocks

  1. countable, uncountable An instance of subjecting (someone or something) to an electric shock. The newer taser delivered a more powerful electric shock to the target than the older one did.
  2. countable, uncountable The physical reaction or shock caused by the flow of electricity through the body.

Similar: current shock, ground

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Similar: current shock, ground

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noun physical reaction

Españolshock eléctrico, descarga eléctrica, electroshock, electrochoque
한국어감전 gamjeon
日本語電撃 dengeki
中文電擊 /电击 diànjī, 電震 /电震 diànzhèn
हिन्दीविद्युताघात vidyutāghāt
Portuguêschoque elétrico, eletrochoque
Françaischoc électrique, électrisation
DeutschStromschlag, elektrischer Schlag, Elektroschock
Ελληνικάηλεκτροπληξία ilektroplixía, ηλεκτροσόκ ilektrosók
Românășoc electric
Русскийэлектрошо́к elektrošók, пораже́ние электри́ческим то́ком poražénije elektríčeskim tókom
Tiếng Việtva chạm điện, điện giật
العربيةصَدْمَة كَهْرَبَائِيَّة ṣadma kahrabāʔiyya

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@misc{electric_shock_2026,
  title = {electric shock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/electric%20shock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}