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(dated) Stunned or mentally unbalanced by prolonged stress such as experienced in combat or under fire (shell-fire); suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder..
Glenn Kilbourne had returned from France early that fall, shell-shocked and gassed, and otherwise incapacitated for service in the army—a wreck of his former sterling self.
With inflationary pressures easing and economic concerns mounting, shell-shocked investors are seeking the protection of government securities.
I lay there, momentarily shell-shocked as, hungover and jet-lagged, I tried to remember what I was doing today. Something important.
A family from Knebworth has been left shell-shocked by the return of their beloved tortoise, more than eight months after she went missing.
Use shell-shocked when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shell-shocked means (dated) Stunned or mentally unbalanced by prolonged stress such as experienced in combat or under fire (shell-fire); suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder..
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Glenn Kilbourne had returned from France early that fall, shell-shocked and gassed, and otherwise incapacitated for service in the army—a wreck of his former sterling self.
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