shell-shock N a. fig inf
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It was clear from the outset that the population in the affected areas had entered a state of shell-shock.
www.edp24.co.uk Although not mortally wounded, he enters a state of shell-shock and dies.
en.wikipedia.org Whether a shell-shock sufferer was considered wounded or sick depended on the circumstances.
en.wikipedia.org Large numbers of soldiers who managed to survive the horrors of the trenches came home with a new condition -- shell-shock.
www.islingtontribune.com There were so many manifestations of psychological reaction to war that everyone got classed as shell-shock.
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