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shell-shocked

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shell-shocked or shell·shocked (shlshkt)
adj.
1. Suffering from shell shock.
2. Stunned, distressed, or exhausted from a prolonged trauma or an unexpected difficulty.

shell-shocked
adj
1. (Psychiatry) suffering from shell shock
2. in a state of stunned confusion or shock; dazed
Translations
shell-shocked [ˈʃelʃɒkt] ADJque padece neurosis de guerra
shell-shocked [ˈʃɛlˌʃɒkt] adj
a. (soldier) → traumatizzato/a da un bombardamento
b. (stunned, dazed) → sotto shock


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