culture shock
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noun
a state of bewilderment and distress experienced by an individual who is suddenly exposed to a new, strange, or foreign social and cultural environment.
Origin:
1955–60
1955–60
Related forms
cul·ture-shocked, adjective
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| culture shock | |
| —n | |
| sociol the feelings of isolation, rejection, etc, experienced when one culture is brought into sudden contact with another, as when a primitive tribe is confronted by modern civilization | |
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Medical Dictionary
culture shock n.
A condition of confusion and anxiety affecting a person suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or milieu.
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Idioms & Phrases
culture shock
A state of confusion and anxiety experienced by someone upon encountering an alien environment. For example, It's not just jet lag
it's the culture shock of being in a new country. This term was first used by social scientists to describe, for example, the experience of a person moving from the country to a big city. It is now used more loosely, as in the example. [Late 1930s]
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Example sentences
Graduate students often experience varying degrees of culture shock in their first year as a full-time faculty member.
Human culture is in fact distinctive enough for people to experience culture shock when they are immersed in a new environment.
Now he'll have a chance to show how well he handles culture shock.
Many of those who return undergo a kind of culture shock after spending so many years in a more developed country.
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