SHELL SHOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shell shock mean? 

• SHELL SHOCK (noun)
  The noun SHELL SHOCK has 1 sense:

1. a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare

  Familiarity information: SHELL SHOCK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHELL SHOCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

battle fatigue; combat fatigue; combat neurosis; shell shock

Hypernyms ("shell shock" is a kind of...):

posttraumatic stress disorder; PTSD (an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images)