ELECTRIC SHOCK

• (noun) a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body

  "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response", "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"

  synonyms : electrical shock , shock

• (noun) the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture

  "they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks"

• (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

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