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Meaning of culture shock | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
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
Dansk kulturchok
Deutsch Kulturschock
Español choque cultural shock cultural (shok)
Suomi kulttuurishokki kulttuurisokki
Français choc culturel choc des cultures
Gàidhlig buille chultarail
Magyar kultúrsokk
日本語 カルチャーショック
한국어 문화 충격
Монгол соёлын шок
Nederlands cultuurschok
Português choque cultural
Română șoc 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.
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See also

culture victory culture vulture culture war culture warrior culture-god culture; cultural

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