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culture shock
noun
- a state of bewilderment and distress experienced by an individual who is suddenly exposed to a new, strange, or foreign social and cultural environment.
culture shock
noun
- sociol the feelings of isolation, rejection, etc, experienced when one culture is brought into sudden contact with another, as when a primitive tribe is confronted by modern civilization
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of culture shock1
Idioms and Phrases
A state of confusion and anxiety experienced by someone upon encountering an alien environment. For example, It's not just jet lag—it's the culture shock of being in a new country . This term was first used by social scientists to describe, for example, the experience of a person moving from the country to a big city. It is now used more loosely, as in the example. [Late 1930s]Example Sentences
Jones admits she has faced a huge culture shock as she has learned about the "sweet science" of boxing.
"There are 14,000 people who live in Haverfordwest. It's a beautiful part of the world but a bit of a culture shock," says Edwards.
"I never want to steer people away from culture shock," he says.
And just wait for the upcoming baseball and softball seasons if you want to see real culture shock.
But for those in the federal government, the employee added, "it's gotta be a culture shock."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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