electric shocknoun [ C ]
uk/ɪˌlek.trɪk ˈʃɒk/us/ɪˌlek.trɪk ˈʃɑːk/also shocka sudden painful feeling that you get when electricity flows through your body:
He got an electric shock from one of the wires.
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