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Shell shock   /ʃɛl ʃɑk/   Listen
Shell shock

noun
1.
A mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare.  Synonyms: battle fatigue, combat fatigue, combat neurosis.






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"Shell shock" Quotes from Famous Books



... studying for the ministry; she was unaware that he had cut in on her because he thought she was a quiet, reserved girl. Had she known these things she would not have treated him to the line which began "Hello, Shell Shock!" and continued with the bathtub story—"It takes a frightful lot of energy to fix my hair in the summer—there's so much of it—so I always fix it first and powder my face and put on my hat; then I get into the bathtub, ...
— Flappers and Philosophers • F. Scott Fitzgerald



Words linked to "Shell shock" :   battle fatigue, PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder, combat fatigue, combat neurosis



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