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shellshocked

ADJECTIVE

suffering from concussion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

stunned

WEAK

neurotic psychoneurotic psychotic suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder suffering from war nerves upset

Example Sentences

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A shellshocked soldier who thought he was Jesus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

After his performance, Malinin buried his face in his hands, realising the disaster that had just unfolded as his father and coach looked shellshocked in the "Kiss and Cry" area.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Head's promotion to replace Khawaja in the second innings in Perth was a big bang moment, one that Ben Stokes said left him "shellshocked".

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Neither, it seems, do OpenAI’s shellshocked employees, investors and business partners, many of whom learned of the move at the same time as the general public.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2023

All you had to do was maintain a shellshocked expression and handle a variety of contradictory objects.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris