shock treatment

noun

A medical intervention involving electric shocks to treat severe mental health conditions.

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Meanings

nounshock treatment (countable and uncountable, plural shock treatments)

plural shock treatments

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesA medical intervention involving electric shocks to treat severe mental health conditions.
  2. countableuncountablemedicineA first aid for a physical shock.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountreatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions

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shock therapy
Broader
therapytreatment
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shock therapy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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