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.
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Courtesy of Jamal Robinson His culture shock has been positive.
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Jennifer Liu,lauren Shamo, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
When what seems like a stellar business opportunity arises, Pradeep family patriarch Mahesh (Andrews) moves his family from India to America, where culture shock is the least of their problems.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
The culture shock is comprehensible given Porsche’s priority on function over form.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
But for those who followed its early career as America’s most popular indie-rock band in the ’80s, R.E.M.’s popularity came as something of a culture shock, with their cult heroes now being piped into suburban malls and playing in rotation on classic rock radio stations.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jennifer Liu,lauren Shamo, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
When what seems like a stellar business opportunity arises, Pradeep family patriarch Mahesh (Andrews) moves his family from India to America, where culture shock is the least of their problems.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
The culture shock is comprehensible given Porsche’s priority on function over form.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
But for those who followed its early career as America’s most popular indie-rock band in the ’80s, R.E.M.’s popularity came as something of a culture shock, with their cult heroes now being piped into suburban malls and playing in rotation on classic rock radio stations.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Culture shock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culture%20shock. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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