culture shocknoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈkʌl.tʃə ˌʃɒk/us/ˈkʌl.tʃɚ ˌʃɑːk/a feeling of confusion felt by someone visiting a country or place that they do not know:
It was a real culture shock to find herself in Bangkok after living on a small island.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- addle
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- brainstorm
- disoriented
- distraction
- dither
- dizziness
- doodah
- ferment
- flutter
- not know what hit you idiom
- not know where/which way to turn idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- not know whether you are coming or going idiom
- off balance
- turbulence
- whirl
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