culture shock en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkʰʌlt͡ʃʰɚ ʃɑːk/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From the earlier form cultural shock.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A state of anxious confusion experienced by someone exposed to an alien or unfamiliar environment.
I went through another, reverse culture shock when I got back to Israel and the efort ^([sic]) required to change from cherished and catered-to visitor to an ordinary working woman kept me away from my typewriter jor ^([sic]) months.
1982 December 4, Ilana Weinstock, “Letters From My Aunt”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 20, page 4:Having grown up in rural Arkansas, I experienced tremendous culture shock on moving to Harlem.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| culture shocks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (35)
af kultuurskok (state of anxious confusion) · es shock / choque de culturas (state of anxious confusion) · cmn 文化衝擊 /文化冲击 (state of anxious confusion) · tr kültür şoku (state of anxious confusion) · vi sốc văn hoá (state of anxious confusion) · it choc culturale (state of anxious confusion) · ru культу́рный шок (state of anxious confusion) · cmn 文化震撼 (state of anxious confusion) · ko 문화 충격 (state of anxious confusion) · de Kulturschock (state of anxious confusion) · fr choc des cultures (state of anxious confusion) · cs kulturní šok (state of anxious confusion) · bg култу́рен шо́к (state of anxious confusion) · da kulturchok (state of anxious confusion) · cmn 文化衝突 /文化冲突 (state of anxious confusion) · mn соёлын шок (state of anxious confusion) · eo kultura ŝoko (state of anxious confusion) · uk культу́рний шок (state of anxious confusion) · hu kultúrsokk (state of anxious confusion) · ms kejutan budaya (state of anxious confusion) · cmn 文化休克 (state of anxious confusion) · pl szok kulturowy (state of anxious confusion) · ar صَدْمَة ثَقَافِيَّة (state of anxious confusion) · ro șoc cultural (state of anxious confusion) · pt choque cultural (state of anxious confusion) · sv kulturchock (state of anxious confusion) · he הלם תרבות (state of anxious confusion) · tr kültür bunalımı (state of anxious confusion) · hu kulturális sokk (state of anxious confusion) · fr choc culturel (state of anxious confusion) · gd buille chultarail (state of anxious confusion) · ja カルチャーショック (state of anxious confusion) · nl cultuurschok (state of anxious confusion) · cmn 文化震驚 /文化震惊 (state of anxious confusion) · fi kulttuurishokki (state of anxious confusion)