Electric shock

/ɪlˈɛktɹɪk ʃˈɒk/

/ɪlˈɛktɹɪk ʃˈɑːk/

Electric shock

the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture

a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body

a trauma caused by a physical reaction to electrical currents flowing through one's body

Examples

1. She felt like an electric shock was going through her whole body, bringing her to life.

2. The third group received electric shocks.

3. The taste of the Szechuan button resembles an electric shock.

4. - I hate electric shocks.