a culture shock



a culture shock

feelings of being confused or surprised that you have when you are in a country or social group that is very different from your own The first time she went to Japan, Isabel got a huge culture shock.
See also: culture, shock

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ottoline-English (Rare)
MiloMIE-lo (English)English, Ancient Germanic
WandaVAHN-dah (Polish), WAHN-də (English)Polish, English, German, French
Mavutomah-VOO-toSouthern African, Chewa
Hickey['hiki]
Fumnanya-Western African, Igbo