culture shock
nounDefinition of culture shock
: 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
Stanford is going to be a culture shock academically. — Los Angeles Times, "She got a full scholarship to Stanford. But can she afford the care she needs to go?," 2 Sep. 2019 For James, who worked three years as an assistant at Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati’s elite college preparatory school, the new job in St. Bernard has been a culture shock. — Dan Horn, Cincinnati.com, "This high school baseball team lost every game for 3 years. They never gave up.," 16 June 2019 Topics included: Freddie Kitchens and culture shock. — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, "What the Browns hope to accomplish in joint practices with the Colts: Orange and Brown Talk Podcast," 12 Aug. 2019 Talk about culture shock — Da Vinci would have been amazed! — La Cañada Valley Sun, "The Valley Line: Summer reading and Southern visitors enrich her August," 12 Aug. 2019 Having a job that feels meaningless is a huge culture shock after doing work that felt so important. — Allison Hope, Quartz at Work, "Your meaningful job is a health hazard," 24 July 2019 For James, who worked three years as an assistant at Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati’s elite college preparatory school, the new job in St. Bernard has been a culture shock. — Dan Horn, Cincinnati.com, "This high school baseball team lost every game for 3 years. They never gave up.," 16 June 2019 Cycling, for example, one of the culture shocks in my trip was taking the ferry from England to France, which is only two hours, because that suddenly was a change in language. — Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, "Alastair Humphreys on Traveling the World at 10 MPH," 14 June 2019 For James, who worked three years as an assistant at Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati’s elite college preparatory school, the new job in St. Bernard has been a culture shock. — cincinnati.com, "From the Editor: Until you experience it, it's hard to comprehend the hidden costs of being poor," 13 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'culture shock.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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