💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shell shock"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| combat fatiguenoun | A psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle. |
| battle fatiguenoun | Psychological fatigue caused by taking part in battle. |
| combat neurosisnoun | a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare |
| shocknoun | A sudden, heavy impact. |
| shell-shocknoun | Alternative spelling of shell shock. [(figuratively) A stunning shock.] |
| shellshocknoun | Alternative spelling of shell shock. [(figuratively) A stunning shock.] |
| shock to the systemnoun | (idiomatic) something that has a sudden and usually unpleasant effect on someone. |
| stoundnoun | Astonishment; amazement. |
| shockernoun | (colloquial) One who or that which shocks or startles. |
| shock wavenoun | (physics) A powerful compression wave produced by the movement of a body through a fluid or gas at a velocity greater than the local speed of sound. |
| macroshocknoun | (medicine) A major electric shock. |
| startling | Likely to startle; surprising; shocking. |
| stunnoun | The condition of being stunned. |
| return shocknoun | An electric shock due to the action of induction, sometimes felt after a lightning flash. |
| choquenoun | Obsolete form of shock. [A sudden, heavy impact.] |
| sticker shocknoun | (informal, idiomatic, chiefly US) Disgust, shock, or fright upon learning the price of an item offered for sale. |
| startlementnoun | An instance of being startled; surprise. |
| current shocknoun | (India) An electric shock. |
| jaw-droppernoun | (informal) Something causing great awe or surprise; a shocker. |
| shock valuenoun | The potential of an image, action, etc. to provoke a sharp reaction, typically of a negative emotion. |
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