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ˈshell-shocked ADJ

1. shell-shocked (after battle):

shell-shocked

2. shell-shocked inf (dazed):

shell-shocked
shell-shocked
to be shell-shocked
shell-shocked (confused)

ˈshell shock N no pl dated (combat stress reaction)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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She is shell-shocked upon her trip home and does not care for anything.
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In 1916, the provincial government converted the college into a psychiatric hospital for shell-shocked soldiers.
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Constantly displays the thousand yard stare; a dull blank facial expression common among shell-shocked soldiers who have seen too much death and destruction in battle.
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I think most were either shell-shocked or not calm in the mind.
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In most cases, shell-shocked men weren't regarded as being ill and not responsible for their actions.
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In 1920, shell-shocked and depressed after the war, the man returns.
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The film showed the steps that shell-shocked soldiers took in their rehabilitation towards a normal life after discharge.
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He tried to save shell-shocked soldiers from execution.
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He slaps shell-shocked soldiers and curses them for cowards.
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He was reported to have been left shell-shocked afterwards.
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