electric shock (n)
electrical shock (n)
shock (n)

n00839292

type n
lex_filenum 04
def a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
examples subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response
electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks
Outgoing links
Hypernym reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
Derivationally related form shock → shock
Incoming links
Hyponym reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
Derivationally related form shock → shock

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