electroshock

[ ih-lek-truh-shok ]

noun

1. electroconvulsive therapy.
2. shock ¹( def 6 ).

verb (used with object)

1. Psychiatry. to administer electroconvulsive therapy to.
2. to pass an electric current through.

Word History and Origins

Origin of electroshock¹

First recorded in 1940–45; electro- + shock ¹

Example Sentences

No more weird scenes where counselors hook people up to electroshock machines and show them what looks like images you’d pull off screensavers dot com if you searched “muscle man.”

From The Daily Beast

One is accused of assaulting Fanone with an electroshock weapon, one is charged with trying to steal his firearm and a third is accused of taking his badge and radio.

From Washington Post

There was his teenage electroshock therapy, for one thing (it failed to cure his bisexuality—go figure).

From The Daily Beast

Beth Dawes (Alexis Bledel) underwent electroshock therapy to cast off the gray clouds surrounding her.

From The Daily Beast

He wasn't interested in talking about the electroshock or waterboarding he was subjected to in prison.

From The Daily Beast