shock treatment
shock treatment · shock treatments
A medical intervention involving electric shocks to treat severe mental health conditionsA medical intervention involving electric shocks to treat severe mental health conditions.
» He'll have to try shock treatment.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)A medical intervention involving electric shocks to treat severe mental health conditions.
(countable, uncountable)A first aid for a physical shock.
More definitions
- treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
Examples
2 sentencesHe'll have to try shock treatment.
Lukas finished preparing Rima for shock treatment.
Forms
plural: shock treatments| Singular | shock treatment |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions:shock therapy
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable