Source : WordNet®

electric shock
     n 1: the use of electric shock as a form of punishment
     2: 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
     3: a reflex response to the passage of electric current through
        the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when
        they mae the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed
        to occasional shocks" [syn: {electrical shock}, {shock}]