shock treatment


Definition: Meaning of, shock treatment in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ʃɒk ˈtriːtm(ə)nt /

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also shock therapy [uncountable]
  1. treatment of mental illness using powerful electric shocks
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  2. the use of extreme methods to change a system or solve a problem as quickly as possible - used especially in news reports
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