Meaning of culture shock | Babel Free
/ˈkʰʌlt͡ʃʰɚ ʃɑːk/Definitions
A state of anxious confusion experienced by someone exposed to an alien or unfamiliar environment.
countable, uncountable
Equivalents
العربية
صَدْمَة ثَقَافِيَّة
Čeština
kulturní šok
Deutsch
Kulturschock
Suomi
kulttuurishokki
日本語
カルチャーショック
한국어
문화 충격
Nederlands
cultuurschok
Português
choque cultural
Русский
культурный шок
Svenska
kulturchock
Examples
“Having grown up in rural Arkansas, I experienced tremendous culture shock on moving to Harlem.”
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.