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Definition of
shock therapy noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
shock therapy
noun
noun
(
also
shock treatment
)
[
uncountable
]
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a way of treating mental illness by giving
electric shocks
or a drug that has a similar effect
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shock therapy
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