shell shock

shell shock
A psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle.
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  • shell shock — shell′ shock n. psi mil battle fatigue • Etymology: 1915–20 shell′ shocked , adj …   From formal English to slang

  • shell shock — n. former term for COMBAT FATIGUE shellshocked [shel′shäkt΄] adj. * * * …   Universalium

  • shell shock — n [U] old fashioned a type of mental illness caused by the terrible experiences of fighting in a war or battle …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • shell shock — shell ,shock noun uncount a mental illness that affects soldiers who have fought in a war and makes them extremely nervous or confused …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • shell shock — ► NOUN ▪ psychological disturbance caused by prolonged exposure to active warfare …   English terms dictionary

  • shell shock — n. former term for COMBAT FATIGUE shellshocked [shel′shäkt΄] adj …   English World dictionary

  • shell shock — noun a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare • Syn: ↑battle fatigue, ↑combat fatigue, ↑combat neurosis • Hypernyms: ↑posttraumatic stress disorder, ↑PTSD * * * noun : any of numerous psychoneurot …   Useful english dictionary

  • Shell Shock — Infobox Film name = Shell Shock image size = caption = director = John Hayes producer = writer = narrator = starring = music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released = 1964 runtime = 84 min. country = U.S.A. language = English budget …   Wikipedia

  • shell shock — also shell shock N UNCOUNT Shell shock is the confused or nervous mental condition of people who have been under fire in a war. The men were suffering from shell shock …   English dictionary

  • shell shock — /ˈʃɛl ʃɒk/ (say shel shok) noun a range of nervous or mental disorders, characterised by a loss of self command, or of memory, speech, sight, etc., brought on by the cumulative strain of war and associated primarily with World War I. {initially… …  

  • shell-shock — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: shell shock : to affect with shell shock were gassed and wounded and shell shocked …   Useful english dictionary

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