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Multi-word Results
| culture shock |
the anxiety, irritation, or confusion experienced by someone exposed to a culture with customs or behaviors different from those of his or her own culture. |
| future shock |
the physical or psychological distress caused by the inability to adjust to the many technological changes in modern society. |
| insulin shock |
hypoglycemia caused by excessive insulin in the blood, and characterized by shakiness, cold sweat, convulsions, and eventually coma. |
| shell shock |
any of several neuroses resulting from traumatic experiences in war or combat. |
| shock absorber |
any of several devices that absorb the force of impacts, esp. a hydraulic or pneumatic tube in the suspension system of an automobile. |
| shock therapy |
a method of treating certain mental disorders by electric shock or drugs; electroconvulsive therapy; shock treatment. |
| shock troops |
soldiers specially trained and equipped to lead assaults. |
| shock wave |
a compression wave, such as that produced by an explosion; blast. [2 definitions] |
| toxic-shock syndrome |
a sometimes fatal disease, esp. contracted by young women during menstruation, characterized by fever, vomiting, and diarrhea, and thought to be connected with the use of certain tampons that cause a rapid spread of bacterial infection in the vagina. |
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