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shell-shocked

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

adj
1. (Psychiatry) suffering from shell shock
2. in a state of stunned confusion or shock; dazed
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Translations

shell-shocked

[ˈʃelʃɒkt] ADJ → que padece neurosis de guerra
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

shell-shocked

[ˈʃɛlˌʃɒkt] adj
a. (soldier) → traumatizzato/a da un bombardamento
b. (stunned, dazed) → sotto shock
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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