electric shock


Origin of electric shock

1
First recorded in 1940–45

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British Dictionary definitions for electric shock

electric shock

noun
  1. the physiological reaction, characterized by pain and muscular spasm, to the passage of an electric current through the body. It can affect the respiratory system and heart rhythm: Sometimes shortened to: shock

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