nnoun.actthe use of electricity to administer punishment or tortureExamples:- they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks
Hypernyms:corporal punishment torture torturing
Inherited Hypernyms:electric shockcorporal punishmentpunishmentsocial controlgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:electric shockcorporal punishmentpunishmentsocial controlgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:electric shocktorturepersecutionmaltreatmentmistreatmentpracticeactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.statetrauma 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 unconsciousnessHypernyms:harm hurt injury trauma
Inherited Hypernyms:electric shockinjuryill healthpathological statephysical conditionconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.acta reflex response to the passage of electric current through the bodySynset:electrical shock shock
Examples:- subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response
- electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks
Derivationally Related Form:shock
Hypernyms:inborn reflex innate reflex instinctive reflex physiological reaction reflex reflex action reflex response unconditioned reflex
Inherited Hypernyms:electric shockreflexreactionbodily processorganic processprocessphysical entityentity