shock therapy

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shock therapy

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From shock + therapy. The medical sense first appears c. 1917 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

noun shock therapies

uncountable, usually The use of a single, very large dose of a medicine.
informal, uncountable, usually A government policy of a sudden release of price controls and immediate trade liberalization within a country.
uncountable, usually Synonym of electroconvulsive therapy.
Similar: electroconvulsive therapy

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noun sudden release of price controls and immediate liberalization of the economy

Español	terapia de choque
日本語	ショック療法 shokku ryōhō
中文	休克療法 /休克疗法 xiūkè liáofǎ
Русский	шоковая терапия šokovaja terapija

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@misc{shock_therapy_2026,
  title = {shock therapy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shock%20therapy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}