Culture shock is a feeling of anxiety, loneliness, and confusion that people sometimes experience when they first arrive in another country.
Callum, recently arrived in Glasgow, is jobless, homeless, friendless, and sufferingfrom culture shock.
culture shock in British English
noun
sociology
the feelings of isolation, rejection, etc, experienced when one culture is brought into sudden contact with another, as when a primitive tribe is confronted by modern civilization
culture shock in American English
US
the alienation, confusion, surprise, etc. that may be experienced by someone encountering unfamiliar surroundings, a strange city or community, a different culture, etc.
Examples of 'culture shock' in a sentence
culture shock
He he left home aged 16, ready for his first major culture shock.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The biggest thing these people have is culture shock.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Fans of established top-flight clubs will experience something a culture shock when visiting the south coast.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Glamour Long hours and low pay can make it a culture shock for people expecting the glamour of the film and video games industries.
The Sun (2009)
The move was, at first, a culture shock.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Most don't speak English and experience significant culture shock upon moving here.