shell shock

ˈʃɛl ˌʃɒk
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Translation of shell shock from English into Dutch

Noun

war trauma

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psychological disturbance caused by prolonged exposure to active warfare
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shellshock oorlogsneurose
  • Many veterans from World War I suffered from shell shock after returning home.Veel veteranen van de Eerste Wereldoorlog leden aan shellshock na hun terugkeer naar huis
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Synonyms and analogies of shell shock in English

n.combat fatigueMore synonyms

Examples of shell shock in a sentence

  • Shell shock left him unable to sleep peacefully.

Translations of "shell shock" in Context ordered by category and frequency

shell shock

Turns out he got shell shock after fighting overseas.

Blijkt dat hij shell shock heeft na de strijd overzee.

It's the ravings of an old soldier with shell shock.

Het gebazel van een oude soldaat met shell shock.

oorlogsneurose

Andy is suffering from shell shock.

Andy heeft last van oorlogsneurose.

Age 11, shell shock.

11 jaar, oorlogsneurose.

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shell shock: Examples and translations in context

The ravings of an old soldier with shell shock.

Het gebazel van een oude soldaat met shell shock.

That she's been traumatized by what's happened to her, like shell shock.

Dat ze is getraumatiseerd door wat er er met haar gebeurde, zoiets als shell shock.

They were "decent" enough to leave it off my permanent record because career prospects for an ex-soldier with shell shock are limited.

Ze waren "fatsoenlijk" genoeg om het van mijn permanent record te laten omdat carrièremogelijkheden voor een ex-soldaat met shell shock zijn beperkt.

Why is it called shell shock?

Waarom noemen ze het "shell shock"?

That she's been traumatized by what's happened to her, like shell shock.

Dat ze is getraumatiseerd door wat er er met haar gebeurde, zoiets als shell shock.

Were you ever treated for shell shock, battle fatigue...

Ooit behandeld voor shock of oorlogsneurose?

It's a sensory overload, and with the game clearly divided into scored missions, there's every reason to dive back into the fray once the shell shock has subsided.

Je zintuigen kunnen het allemaal waarschijnlijk net aan en aangezien de game duidelijk in missies is onderverdeeld, is er geen enkele reden om je zodra de oorlogsneurose is afgenomen niet weer in de strijd te gooien.

Andy is suffering from shell shock.

Andy heeft last van oorlogsneurose.

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