battle fatigue

[bat-l fuh-teeg] / ˈbæt l fəˌtig /

NOUN

posttraumatic stress disorder

Synonyms

WEAK

PTSD combat disorder combat fatigue combat neurosis complete exhaustion operational exhaustion shell shock

Example Sentences

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To that point, racial battle fatigue has been shown to lead to premature aging through epigenetic processes.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2025

Shell shock went by other names in later wars, such as battle fatigue and, today, post-traumatic stress disorder.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

“The members had battle fatigue or something, I guess,” Green told a reporter in 1970.

From Slate • Dec. 21, 2021

Among doctors and nurses, a sense of battle fatigue has set in.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2020

They called it battle fatigue, and they said hallucinations were common with malarial fever.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko