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(anthropology, sociology) A state of anxious confusion experienced by someone exposed to an alien or unfamiliar environment.

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culture shock

Source Word

culture shock

countable uncountable

(anthropology, sociology) A state of anxious confusion experienced by someone exposed to an alien or unfamiliar environment.

Japanese Meaning

異文化に直面した際に感じる心理的な戸惑いや不安、混乱の状態。 / 新しい文化に適応する過程で経験するストレスや心の負担。

After moving abroad, Jenna struggled with culture shock as she adjusted to unfamiliar customs and social norms.

海外へ移住した後、ジェナは慣れない慣習や社会規範に順応する中で、異文化に直面したときの不安と混乱に苦しんだ。

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(anthropology, sociology) 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.

culture shocks

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