Dictionary

shockable en · ADJ

Etymology

From shock + -able.

Meanings

1. Able to be shocked.
   • One answer comes from the fact that it takes a great deal of force to shock quartz. Indeed, until recently, it wasn’t believed that quartz was shockable. 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 44:
2. Easily shocked.
3. Capable of being treated by defibrillator.
   • Ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) are considered shockable and thus require defibrillation. 2015, Rachel K. Thomas, Elize Richards, Cathy Taylor, Practical Medical Procedures at a Glance, page 67:
   • shockable rhythm

Forms

Deriveds

nonshockable · unshockable