Shell-shocked Definition

shellshocked
adjective
Suffering from shell shock.
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Stunned, distressed, or exhausted from a prolonged trauma or an unexpected difficulty.
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Alternative form of shell-shocked.

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(figuratively) Confused as a result of a traumatic experience.

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Alternative form of shell-shocked.

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verb
Simple past tense and past participle of shell shock.
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Shell-shocked Sentence Examples

  • Then Bobby meets the shell-shocked, hunchback fire-eater of the title.

  • He is calling for a pardon for those men who were shot for cowardice, for desertion, for being shell-shocked.

  • A tincture of the roots, which has a calming effect, was used to treat shell-shocked soldiers in World War One.

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