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photoshock

photoshock noun: shock caused by (typically flashing) light.

Noun

photoshock (plural photoshocks)

  1. shock caused by (typically flashing) light

Verb

photoshock (third-person singular simple present photoshocks, present participle photoshocking, simple past and past participle photoshocked)

  1. To treat psychosis with flashing light

Forms of photoshock

Noun
pluralphotoshocks
Verb
third-person singular presentphotoshocks
present participlephotoshocking
past participlephotoshocked
pastphotoshocked

Origin of photoshock

From photo- + shock.

Questions about photoshock

What does photoshock mean?
Photoshock means shock caused by (typically flashing) light.
What part of speech is photoshock?
Photoshock can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of photoshock?
The plural of photoshock is photoshocks.

Words near photoshock in the dictionary

  1. photosetter
  2. photosetters
  3. photosetting
  4. photosferic
  5. photosharing
  6. photoshock
  7. photoshocked
  8. photoshocking
  9. photoshocks
  10. photoshoot
  11. photoshoots

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