Shell shock

Synonyms for "shell shock" (47 found)

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Closest matches (10)

accident neurosisanaphylactic shockanxiety hysteriaanxiety neurosisassociation neurosisbattle fatigueblast neurosiscombat fatigue
Noun(2 words)
battle fatiguecombat fatigue

Strong matches (14)

Noun(1 words)
combat neurosis
compensation neurosiscompulsion neurosisconversion hysteriaconversion neurosisexpectation neurosisfixation neurosisfright neurosishomosexual neurosishypochondriahypochondriasishypoglycemic shockhysteriamental shock

Related words (23)

neurogenic shockneurosisneuroticismobsessional neurosisoccupational neurosispathoneurosisphobiaprotein shockpsychastheniapsychoneurosispsychoneurotic disorderpsychopathia martialisregression neurosissecondary shockserum shockshocksituational neurosissurgical shockthanatosistrauma
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traumatismwar neurosiswound shock

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PTSDposttraumatic stress disorder

Sample sentences

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There's a condition in combat—most people know it by now. It occurs when a soldier's nervous system has reached the breaking point. In World War I, it was called shell shock. Simple, honest, direct language. Two syllables. Shell shock. Almost sounds like the guns themselves. Shell shock!!

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I passed through the shell-shock wards and a yard where the "shell-shocks" sat about, dumb, or making queer, foolish noises, or staring with a look of animal fear in their eyes.

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Of the 79 officer casualties 10 were "shell-shocks", or about 12 per cent, of the whole. Of the 10 shell-shocks 4 were sent to C.C.S. and 6 to Corps Rest Station.

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Most nurses found the helplessness of "the shell shocks" painful and "pitiful."

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