electric shock

Noun

• a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
  • subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response
    
  • electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks
    

• trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness

• the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture
  • they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  electrical shock , shock