reverse culture shock

noun

Culture shock experienced when returning home after a long time in a different culture.

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re-entry shock
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Meanings

nounreverse culture shock (uncountable)
  1. uncountableCulture shock experienced when returning home after a long time in a different culture.

    Synonyms: re-entry shock

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCulture shock experienced when returning home after a long time in a different culture.

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re-entry shock

Translations

Spanish shock cultural inverso
  • shock cultural inversoTranslations
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reverse culture shock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20culture%20shock

MLA

“reverse culture shock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20culture%20shock. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reverse culture shock,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20culture%20shock.

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