electric shock - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body

Synonyms

• electric shock
• electrical shock
• shock

More generic

• inborn reflex
• innate reflex
• instinctive reflex
• physiological reaction
• reflex
• reflex action
• reflex response
• unconditioned reflex

Noun

the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture

Synonyms

• electric shock

More generic

• corporal punishment
• torture
• torturing

Noun

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

Synonyms

• electric shock

More generic

• harm
• hurt
• injury
• trauma

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