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electroshock

noun elec·tro·shock \-trō-ˌshäk\

Definition of ELECTROSHOCK

1
:  3shock 5
2
:  electroshock therapy
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First Known Use of ELECTROSHOCK

1941

Rhymes with ELECTROSHOCK

against the clock, around-the-clock, atomic clock, capital stock, Czechoslovak, grandfather clock, insulin shock, out of wedlock, poison hemlock, Pontianak, turn back the clock, Vladivostok
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electroshock

noun elec·tro·shock \-trō-ˌshäk\

Medical Definition of ELECTROSHOCK

1
:  shock 3
2
:  electroconvulsive therapy

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. electroshock
  2. electroshock therapy
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