culture shock
noun/ˈkʰʌlt͡ʃʰɚ ʃɑːk/US
Etymology
From the earlier form cultural shock.
Definitions
A state of anxious confusion experienced by someone exposed to an alien or unfamiliar…
A state of anxious confusion experienced by someone exposed to an alien or unfamiliar environment.
- 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.
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