noun
Meaning 1
electric shock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: An
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
electroshock
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noun
Meaning 2
Electroconvulsive therapy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To administer electroconvulsive therapy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock therapy, ECT
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: electrotherapy, galvanism, electric healing, electrical healing, shock therapy, shock treatment
History
Etymology
Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English shock English electroshock From electro- + shock.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: electroxoc — electroshock
- Danish: elektrochok — electroshock
- French: électrochoc — electroshock
- Italian: elettroshock — electroshock
- Norwegian Bokmål: elektrosjokk — electroshock
- Norwegian Nynorsk: elektrosjokk — electroshock
- Polish: elektrowstrząs — electroshock
- Portuguese: eletrochoque — electroshock
- Spanish: electrochoque — electroshock
- Ukrainian: електрошо́к (elektrošók) — electroshock