- electric shock treatment
- electric shock treatment n ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY
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electric shock treatment — noun see electric shock therapy … Useful english dictionary
electric shock therapy — noun or electric shock treatment also electric shock or electric therapy : electroshock therapy … Useful english dictionary
shock treatment — shock .treatment also shock .therapy n [U] 1.) treatment of mental illness using powerful electric shocks 2.) the use of extreme methods to change a system or solve a problem as quickly as possible used especially in news reports ▪ the government … Dictionary of contemporary English
Electric shock — Electrocute redirects here. For the band, see Electrocute (band). An electric shock can occur upon contact of a human s body with any source of voltage high enough to cause sufficient current through the muscles or hair. The minimum current a… … Wikipedia
shock treatment — noun treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions • Syn: ↑shock therapy • Hypernyms: ↑therapy • Hyponyms: ↑electroconvulsive therapy, ↑electroshock, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
electric shock — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ massive (esp. BrE), powerful, severe, strong ▪ mild, small … OF ELECTRIC SHOCKS ▪ series … Collocations dictionary
Shock Treatment (album) — Infobox Album Name = Shock Treatment Type = studio Artist = Edgar Winter Group Released = 1974 Recorded = Record Plant, New York New York, New York, U.S. Genre = Rock Length = 40:30 Label = Epic Producer = Rick Derringer Reviews = * Allmusic… … Wikipedia
shock treatment — also shock ther.a.py noun (U) treatment of mental illness using powerful electric shocks … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
electric shock therapy — e.lectric shock .therapy n [U] a method of treatment for mental illness that involves sending electricity through someone s brain = ↑ECT … Dictionary of contemporary English
electric shock therapy — noun (U) a method of treatment for mental illness that involves sending electricity through someone s brain … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
