Footshock

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A mild electric shock administered to the feet of laboratory animals during a variety of psychological and other experiments
Verb
  1. 1
    To administer such a shock

Etymology

From foot + shock.

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electric shock

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