shell shock

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Yuna, a three-year-old lioness, has shell shock but it is hoped she can now heal at her new home at The Big Cat Sanctuary, in Smarden.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

Those dealing with shell shock often had to be sent to hospitals far from the frontlines, and recovery was exceedingly slow as psychologists tried to help them reenter peacetime society.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Mr. Howard told NBC that his client appeared “dejected and in shell shock — all the things you would expect” while he was remanded to a cell to await sentencing.

From Washington Times • Aug. 14, 2022

And it talks about what was then known as "combat fatigue irritability," which was called "shell shock" earlier.

From Fox News • Nov. 25, 2021

Under the stress of trench warfare, some soldiers seemed to suffer nervous breakdowns, a condition that became known as shell shock.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman