Electric Shock (Noun)
Meaning 1
Trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The victim received an electric shock from the downed power line and was rushed to the hospital with severe burns and a weak pulse.
- Emergency responders arrived quickly and administered CPR to the person who had been struck by lightning and was suffering from cardiac arrest due to the electric shock.
- After touching the live electrical outlet, the child collapsed to the floor, convulsing from the electric shock and unable to breathe.
- Witnesses reported seeing the man fall from the top of the power pole, where he had apparently received a fatal electric shock from contact with the high voltage lines.
- When the defibrillator was applied to the patient's chest after the electric shock, it restored a normal heartbeat and the person began to regain consciousness.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
The use of electricity to administer punishment or torture; "they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The interrogators subjected the prisoner to an electric shock to extract a confession from him.
- The human rights group condemned the use of electric shock as a form of torture by the authoritarian regime.
- The electroconvulsive therapy administered to the patient involved an electric shock to induce a seizure.
- The documentary exposed the widespread use of electric shock to punish and intimidate prisoners in the detention center.
- The CIA agent admitted to using electric shock as a method of interrogation, which was widely criticized by human rights organizations.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
A reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.