shock therapy

Noun

Meaning

treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

shock treatment faith healing psychosurgery electroconvulsive therapy electrotherapy occupational therapy electroshock electroshock therapy oxygen therapy electric shocks insulin shock therapy cardiac shock electrical shock electrical shocks shocks

Show all synonyms

Antonyms

deliberate action deliberate steps moderate measures slow steps calculated steps careful measures

Show all antonyms

Hypernyms

therapy

Hyponyms

ECT insulin shock electroconvulsive therapy electroshock electroshock therapy insulin shock therapy

Examples

Of course. Because at the Gallagher Academy, "precautions" usually equals "voluntary shock therapy. Ally Carter

The culture is just so coarse that you have to take it to that level and people will be like, 'Whoa!' And then you can make people think about stuff. It's kind of like shock therapy. Matt Stone

Aftermath Hyperinflation is ended with drastic remedies, such as imposing the shock therapy of slashing government expenditures or altering the currency basis. Source: Internet

He hit rock bottom, and spent six weeks at Rush University Medical Center’s psychiatric ward, where he underwent shock therapy: “After several sessions, I knew I got better when the nurse came in my room and said, ‘When was your last bowel movement?’ Source: Internet

Neoliberalism rose to prominence after the 1970s and neoliberal shock therapy became increasingly used as a response to economic crises, for example by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. Source: Internet

The Soviet political leadership conceived a shock therapy solution to this problem: a new, “Project 661” submarine class built on a platform of comprehensive, bottom-up innovation. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

shock stalling shock tactics shock therapies shock to the system shock treatment shock treatments