culture shock
noun
: a sense of confusion and uncertainty sometimes with feelings of anxiety that may affect people exposed to an alien culture or environment without adequate preparation
Examples of culture shock in a Sentence
Foreign students often experience culture shock when they first come to the U.S.
Moving to the city was a huge culture shock for him.
Recent Examples on the Web
First, Sheriff Joy (Tamara Podemski) literally walked into the past to 1886 and spent four years living with a Native tribe this season, something that has left her with culture shock upon returning to the present.
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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 17 May 2024
Marina is Jessica’s cousin who recently moved to Roku City and is experiencing some culture shock.
—Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 17 May 2024
Marina is Jessica’s cousin who recently moved to Roku City and is experiencing some culture shock.
—Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for culture shock
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“Culture shock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culture%20shock. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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