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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

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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