Definition of shell-shocked - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

emotionin a state of stunned confusion or shock

She was shell-shocked by the unexpected news.

bewildered

dazed

stunned

warfare effect

Dated

suffering from psychological disturbance caused by prolonged exposure to active warfare

Dated

Veterans often return home feeling shell-shocked..

traumatized

war-weary

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Origin of shell-shocked

English, shell (bomb) + shock (impact)

Examples of shell-shocked in a sentence

The team was shell-shocked by their unexpected defeat.
The soldier was shell-shocked after the battle.
Many were left shell-shocked by the relentless bombings.

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French:abasourdi, traumatisé par la guerre, ...
German:fassungslos, kriegsgebeutelt, ...
Italian:sconvolto, traumatizzato dalla guerra, ...
Spanish:conmocionado, conmocionado por la guerra, ...
Portuguese:chocado, traumatizado pela guerra, ...
Chinese:震惊的, 受惊吓的, ...
Japanese:ショックを受けた, 戦争神経症の, ...
Arabic:مَصْدُوم, مُصاب بِصَدْمَة الحَرْب, ...
Hebrew:הָמוּם, הָלוּם קְרָב, ...
Russian:ошеломленный, психологически травмированный, ...
Ukrainian:приголомшений, травмований, ...
Hindi:स्तब्ध, युद्ध-पीड़ित, ...
Bengali:স্তম্ভিত, যুদ্ধ-আক্রান্ত, ...
Catalan:atordit, afectat per la guerra, ...
Czech:šokovaný, traumatizovaný, ...
Danish:chokeret, krigstraumatiseret, ...
Dutch:geschokt, getraumatiseerd, ...
Greek:σοκαρισμένος, πολεμοτραυματίας, ...
Hungarian:sokkos, traumatizált, ...
Khmer:តក់ស្លុត, រងរបួសផ្លូវចិត្តដោយសារសង្គ្រាម, ...
Korean:충격을 받은, 전쟁 후유증, ...
Persian:مبهوت, شوکه شده, ...
Polish:oszołomiony, ...
Portuguese (BR):chocado, traumatizado pela guerra, ...
Romanian:șocat, traumatizat, ...
Swedish:chockad, traumatiserad, ...
Thai:ช็อก, ตกใจ, ...
Turkish:şok olmuş, şokta, ...
Vietnamese:bàng hoàng, bị chấn thương tâm lý, ...

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