ALL meanings of culture shock
cul·ture shock
C c - uncountable noun culture shock Culture shock is a feeling of anxiety, loneliness, and confusion that people sometimes experience when they first arrive in another country. 4
- noun culture shock 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 4
- noun culture shock the alienation, confusion, surprise, etc. that may be experienced by someone encountering unfamiliar surroundings, a strange city or community, a different culture, etc. 3
- noun culture shock anxiety in an unfamiliar culture 1
- noun culture shock a state of bewilderment and distress experienced by an individual who is suddenly exposed to a new, strange, or foreign social and cultural environment. 1
- noun culture shock (anthropology, sociology) A state of anxious confusion experienced by someone exposed to an alien or unfamiliar environment. 0