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Meaning of culture shock

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

culture shock

noun

Definitions

  1. A state of anxious confusion experienced by someone exposed to an alien or unfamiliar environment.

    Example: Having grown up in rural Arkansas, I experienced tremendous culture shock on moving to Harlem.