SHOCK THERAPY

Meaning of SHOCK THERAPY in English

(also ˈshock treatment ) noun

[ U ] a way of treating mental illness by giving electric shocks or a drug that has a similar effect

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 — (not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged 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 — 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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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