electric shock

noun

1. 1

   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

2. 2

   the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture

   they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks

3. 3

   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