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Meanings of shell shock in English

A mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare.

Synonyms
Examples for "battle fatigue"
Examples for "battle fatigue"
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Some of his fellow officers saw a case of battle fatigue.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
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Miss Worthington, I believe you are suffering from battle fatigue.
A good woman
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He had felt battle fatigue before, but this went deeper.
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
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It has not been clear whether iron supplements can help battle fatigue in non-anemic women.
Reuters
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A war veteran might have recognized the symptoms which signaled the onset of battle fatigue.
Salem’s Lot
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Even Cho belowdecks was showing classic withdrawal signs that accompanied combat fatigue.
Ghosts of Onyx
2
Better than any ginseng in the herbal, does it combat fatigue and old age.
Shandygaff / A number of most agreeable Inquirendoes upon Life &...
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They increase alertness, competitiveness and aggression and help to combat fatigue, making athletes feel stronger, more energetic and decisive.
Reuters
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It was probably insane of her, possibly a symptom of combat fatigue, yet she couldn't quite shake the suspicion.
Cauldron of Ghosts
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Some folks still called it the thousand-yard stare or combat fatigue, stupid euphemisms for the effects of unrelenting terror.
Gods go begging
Usage of shell shock in English
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Back in hospital I was found to be suffering from shell shock.
A Yankee in the Trenches
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She would recognize shell shock, and know him for what he was.
The red door
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He had been taken to hospital for shell shock on several previous occasions.
The Guardian
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It would be easy to write it off as shell shock.
Caliban's War
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Got back to England by shamming shell shock and was given his discharge.
Our Casualty, and Other Stories / 1918
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He wondered if she could have had a slight touch of shell shock.
Possessed
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Dr. Philips was saying, This is a man who suffers from shell shock.
A duty to the dead
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Perhaps it's Cyrus dying like that, perhaps it's like shell shock.
Moon Over Soho
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I didn't try to explain that shell shock didn't begin with a physical wound.
A duty to the dead
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He was then seized with shell shock and became uncontrollable.
S.O.S. Stand to!
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Apparently they can't make anything out of his condition, but think it's shell shock.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
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But the other thing-theyput it down under the broad general head of shell shock.
Half Portions
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His poor mind had given out under the terrible strain; shell shock, it was called.
The Greater Love
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I'm still in shell shock and can't overstate how great it was to see everyone.
Beyond exile: day by day armageddon
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In the old days they called it shell shock.
Between a heart and a rock place: a memoir
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I believe you diagnose this case as shell shock?
Possessed