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Noun: shell shock  shel shók
  1. A mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare
    - battle fatigue, combat fatigue, combat neurosis

Derived forms: shell shocks

Type of: posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD

Encyclopedia: Shell shock

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