SHOCK THERAPY

Meaning of SHOCK THERAPY in English

(not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders. Also called shock treatment .

[ 1935-40 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SHOCK THERAPY — noun Date: 1917 the treatment of mental disorder by the artificial induction of coma or convulsions through use of drugs …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHOCK THERAPY — Method of treating psychiatric disorders by inducing shock through drugs or electric current. Shock was formerly induced by administering increasingly …
Английский словарь Британика
SHOCK THERAPY — noun or shock treatment : the treatment of mental disorder by the artificial induction of coma or convulsions through use …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOCK THERAPY — form of medical treatment that uses electric shocks
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHOCK THERAPY — Date: 1917 : the treatment of mental disorder by the artificial induction of coma or convulsions through use of drugs …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOCK THERAPY — Function: noun Date: 1917 : the treatment of mental disorder by the artificial induction of coma or convulsions through use …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHOCK THERAPY — (also shock treatment ) ■ noun treatment of chronic mental conditions by electroconvulsive therapy or by inducing physiological shock.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHOCK THERAPY — [shock therapy] n (1917): the treatment of mental disorder by the artificial induction of coma or convulsions through use of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHOCK THERAPY — also called Electroshock Therapy, Electroconvulsive Therapy, or Ect, method of treating certain psychiatric disorders through the use of drugs or …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHOCK THERAPY — (also ˈshock treatment ) noun [ U ] a way of treating mental illness by giving electric shocks or a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOCK THERAPY — ˈshock ˌtreatment BrE AmE ( also ˈshock ˌtherapy ) noun [uncountable] 1 . treatment of mental illness using powerful electric …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOCK THERAPY — 1. You can refer to the use of extreme policies or actions to solve a particular problem quickly as shock …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOCK THERAPY — 1. You can refer to the use of extreme policies or actions to solve a particular problem quickly as ~. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHOCK THERAPY — Method of treating psychiatric disorders by inducing shock through drugs or electric current. Shock was formerly induced by administering increasingly …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SHOCK THERAPY — Synonyms and related words : Metrazol shock therapy, Metrazol therapy, X-ray therapy, actinotherapy, aerosol therapy, aerotherapeutics, aerotherapy, arsenotherapy, autoserum therapy, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHOCK THERAPY — n. 1) to administer ~ 2) to get, receive ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
SHOCK THERAPY — шоковая терапия шоковая терапия
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOCK THERAPY — Шоковая терапия
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHOCK THERAPY — мед. шокотерапия, шоковая терапия
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHOCK THERAPY — шоковая терапия
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHOCK THERAPY — мед. шокотерапия, шоковая терапия
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SHOCK THERAPY — мед. шокотерапия, шоковая терапия
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHOCK THERAPY — шоковая терапия
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SHOCK THERAPY — шоковая терапия
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SHOCK THERAPY — шоковая терапия
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHOCK THERAPY — шоковая терапия
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHOCK THERAPY — - shock treatment шоковая терапия, лечение шоком
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
SHOCK THERAPY — шоковая терапия шоковая терапия
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
THERAPY — terapie
English interlingue dictionary
THERAPY — noun (plural -pies) Etymology: New Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia, from therapeuein Date: circa 1846 therapeutic treatment especially of bodily, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THERAPY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) behaviour therapy gene therapy group therapy client centered therapy occupational therapy radiation therapy respiratory …
Английский словарь Британика
SHOCK — I. ˈshäk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle Dutch schoc, schocke heap, pile, group of sixty, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THERAPY — ˈtherəpē, -pi noun ( -es ) Etymology: New Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia attendance, medical treatment, from therapeuein to attend, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THERAPY — (n.) Therapeutics.
Английский словарь Webster
THERAPY — ( n. ) Therapeutics.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THERAPY — /ther"euh pee/ , n. , pl. therapies . 1. the treatment of disease or disorders, as by some remedial, rehabilitating, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOCK — shock 1 — shockable , adj. — shockability , n. — shockedness , n. — shocklike , adj. /shok/ , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THERAPY — n. treatment designed to cure a disease or disorder
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHOCK — I. ˈshäk noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle High German schoc heap Date: 14th century : a pile of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THERAPY — noun ( plural -pies ) Etymology: New Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia, from therapeuein Date: circa 1846 : therapeutic treatment …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THERAPY — noun therapeutics.
Webster English vocab
SHOCK — adj bushy; shaggy; as, a shock hair. 2. shock ·vi to be occupied with making shocks. 3. shock ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
THERAPY — ■ noun ( plural therapies ) treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder. ↘the treatment of mental or psychological …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHOCK — [shock] n [ME; akin to MHG schoc heap] (14c): a pile of sheaves of grain or stalks of Indian corn …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHOCK — in physiology, failure of the circulatory system to supply sufficient blood to peripheral tissues to meet basic metabolic requirements for …
Britannica English vocabulary
THERAPY — / ˈθerəpi; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ U , C ] the treatment of a physical …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOCK — / ʃɒk; NAmE ʃɑːk/ noun , verb ■ noun SURPRISE 1. [ C , usually sing. , U ] a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THERAPY — ther ‧ a ‧ py /ˈθerəpi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural therapies ) [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Modern Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOCK — I. shock 1 S2 W2 /ʃɒk $ ʃɑːk/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ shocked , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOCK — n. & v. --n. 1 a violent collision, impact, tremor, etc. 2 a sudden and disturbing effect on the emotions, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOCK — n. & v. n. 1 a violent collision, impact, tremor, etc. 2 a sudden and disturbing effect on the emotions, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOCK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a violent collision, impact, tremor, etc. 2 a sudden and disturbing effect on the …
Oxford English vocab
THERAPY — ( therapies) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Therapy is the treatment …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOCK — ( shocks, shocking, shocked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THERAPY — (therapies) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Therapy is the treatment of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THERAPY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a therapy/counselling session (= when someone is given personal advice ) ▪ At one point …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOCK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THERAPY — [noun] [U] - treatment which helps someone feel better, grow stronger, etc., esp. after an illnessoccupational therapyspeech therapygroup therapyJoining a …
Cambridge English vocab
THERAPY — n. behaviour therapy gene therapy gene transfer therapy group therapy client centered therapy occupational therapy radiation therapy respiratory therapy shock …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
THERAPY — Synonyms and related words : Medicaid, Medicare, X ray, aerospace medicine, aid, analysis, assistance, benefit, biomedicine, blood bank, charity ward, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHOCK
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THERAPY — Cigarette-smoking sessions that must be conducted in a designated place. Example: I drove by the office building and saw a …
Slang English vocab
THERAPY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ alternative , complementary ▪ occupational , physical ( AmE ) ( physiotherapy in BrE ) ▪ drug …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHOCK — I. noun 1 extreme surprise ADJECTIVE ▪ awful ( esp. BrE ), big , considerable ( esp. BrE ), dreadful …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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