(shell)shock
1shell shock — shell′ shock n. psi mil battle fatigue • Etymology: 1915–20 shell′ shocked , adj …
2shell shock — n. former term for COMBAT FATIGUE shellshocked [shel′shäkt΄] adj. * * * …
3shell shock — n [U] old fashioned a type of mental illness caused by the terrible experiences of fighting in a war or battle …
4shell shock — shell ,shock noun uncount a mental illness that affects soldiers who have fought in a war and makes them extremely nervous or confused …
5shell shock — ► NOUN ▪ psychological disturbance caused by prolonged exposure to active warfare …
6shell shock — n. former term for COMBAT FATIGUE shellshocked [shel′shäkt΄] adj …
7shell 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 …
8Shell 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 …
9shell 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 …
10shell 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… …
