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Meaning of shock tactics | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Tactics that are intended to shock and push outside the comfort zone.

plural, plural-only

Examples

“To their critics, the YBAs, with their emphasis on sex, sensationalism and shock tactics, were doing little more than copying the tactics of the ad agencies.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

shock therapy shock to the system shock troop shock value shock wave shock worker