Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun electroshock

1 sense of electroshock

Sense 1
electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock, electroshock therapy, ECT -- (the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma)
       => shock therapy, shock treatment -- (treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions)
       => electrotherapy, galvanism, electric healing, electrical healing -- (the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis))