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electric shock
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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
  • 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
  • the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture
    • they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks
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