shock therapy
noun
: the treatment of mental illness by the artificial induction of coma or convulsions through use of drugs or electric current
called also shock treatment
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These were deliberate campaigns of reform, not shock therapy, in which the markets are allowed to let rip.
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Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
Trump’s shock therapy has already put American consumers and businesses on edge.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
That was one reason Washington’s advice to foreign countries was always the same: economic shock therapy and instant democracy.
—Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
Sometimes shock therapy, however inexpertly administered, can be part of the cure.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
Trump’s shock therapy has already put American consumers and businesses on edge.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
That was one reason Washington’s advice to foreign countries was always the same: economic shock therapy and instant democracy.
—Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
Sometimes shock therapy, however inexpertly administered, can be part of the cure.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shock therapy
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“Shock therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shock%20therapy. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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