Shell-shocked
noun
1.
battle fatigue.
shell-shocked
adjective
1.
suffering from shell shock
2.
in a state of stunned confusion or shock; dazed
noun
1.
loss of sight, memory, etc, resulting from psychological strain during prolonged engagement in warfare Also called combat neurosis
shell shock n.
See war neurosis.
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