SHOCK TREATMENT


Meaning of SHOCK TREATMENT in English

ˈshock ˌtreatment BrE AmE ( also ˈshock ˌtherapy ) noun [uncountable]

1 . treatment of mental illness using powerful electric shocks

2 . the use of extreme methods to change a system or solve a problem as quickly as possible – used especially in news reports:

the government’s shock therapy economic programme

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.