Meanings
nounECT (countable and uncountable, plural ECTs)
plural ECTs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of electroconvulsive therapy.
- abbreviationinitialismuncountablelifestyleInitialism of endless/eternal/everlasting conscious torment (“traditional view of the nature of Hell”).
The traditional ECT view of hell combines an eternal life-sentence while also adding to that a perpetual torture at the same time.
2015, Jeremy Jernigan, Redeeming Pleasure: How the Pursuit of Pleasure Mirrors Our Hunger for God, Hachette, →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch ect
- ectInitialism of electroconvulsive therapy
Greek ΗΣΘ
- ΗΣΘ (ISTh)Initialism of electroconvulsive therapy
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APA
ECT. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ECT
MLA
“ECT.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ECT. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ECT,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ECT.
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