Meanings
plural electric shocks
- countableuncountableAn instance of subjecting (someone or something) to an electric shock.
The newer taser delivered a more powerful electric shock to the target than the older one did.
1 more example
Ships' logs noted observations of the northern lights as far south as the Caribbean, and telegraph systems across the world were disrupted as electrical currents were induced in the copper lines. Several telegraph operators received electric shocks and some telegraph stations even caught fire.
2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30 - countableuncountableThe physical reaction or shock caused by the flow of electricity through the body.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic صَدْمَة كَهْرَبَائِيَّة
- صَدْمَة كَهْرَبَائِيَّة (ṣadma kahrabāʔiyya)physical reaction
Bulgarian то́ков у́дар
- то́ков у́дар (tókov údar)physical reaction
Chinese Mandarin 電擊 /电击, 電震 /电震
- 電擊 /电击 (diànjī)physical reaction
- 電震 /电震 (diànzhèn)physical reaction
Danish elektrisk stød
- elektrisk stødphysical reaction
Estonian elektrilöök, elektrišokk
- elektrilöökphysical reaction
- elektrišokkphysical reaction
Finnish sähköshokki, sähköisku
- sähköshokkiphysical reaction
- sähköiskuphysical reaction
French choc électrique, électrisation
- choc électriquephysical reaction
- électrisationphysical reaction
German Stromschlag, elektrischer Schlag
- Stromschlagphysical reaction
- elektrischer Schlagphysical reaction
- Elektroschockphysical reaction
Greek ηλεκτροπληξία, ηλεκτροσόκ
- ηλεκτροπληξία (ilektroplixía)physical reaction
- ηλεκτροσόκ (ilektrosók)physical reaction
Hindi विद्युताघात
- विद्युताघात (vidyutāghāt)physical reaction
Hungarian áramütés
- áramütésphysical reaction
Japanese 電撃
- 電撃 (dengeki)physical reaction
Korean 감전
- 감전 (gamjeon)physical reaction
Māori poutukitanga, poutukitanga hiko
- poutukitangaphysical reaction
- poutukitanga hikophysical reaction
- pōtukitangaphysical reaction
Norwegian Bokmål elektrisk støt
- elektrisk støtphysical reaction
Polish elektrowstrząs
- elektrowstrząsphysical reaction
Portuguese choque elétrico, eletrochoque
- choque elétricophysical reaction
- eletrochoquephysical reaction
Romanian șoc electric
- șoc electricphysical reaction
Russian электрошо́к, пораже́ние электри́ческим то́ком
- электрошо́к (elektrošók)physical reaction
- пораже́ние электри́ческим то́ком (poražénije elektríčeskim tókom)physical reaction
Spanish shock eléctrico, descarga eléctrica
- shock eléctricophysical reaction
- descarga eléctricaphysical reaction
- electroshockphysical reaction
- electrochoquephysical reaction
Swedish elstöt, elektrisk stöt
- elstötphysical reaction
- elektrisk stötphysical reaction
- elchockphysical reaction
- elektrochockphysical reaction
Tamil ஷாக்
- ஷாக் (ṣāk)physical reaction
Turkish elektrik çarpması, elektrik şoku
- elektrik çarpmasıphysical reaction
- elektrik şokuphysical reaction
Vietnamese va chạm điện, điện giật
- va chạm điệnphysical reaction
- điện giậtphysical reaction
Cite this entry
electric shock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20shock
“electric shock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20shock. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electric shock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20shock.
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