electrical shock
a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body (Freq. 1) - subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response - electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks • Syn: electric shock, shock • Derivationally related forms: shock (for: shock) • Hypernyms: reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
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