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electric shock

electric shock

noun
shock1 (def. 6).

Origin:
1940–45
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electric shock
 
n
Sometimes shortened to: shock 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

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