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shell shock

noun

Meaning

  1. A stunning shock.
  2. A psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle.
  3. A person with the condition.
  4. To stun or debilitate as by a shock.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

combat fatigue(English)battle fatigue(English)combat neurosis(English)shock(English)shell-shock(English)shellshock(English)shock to the system(English)stound(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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