shell-shocked

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Stunned or mentally unbalanced by prolonged stress such as experienced in combat or under fire (shell-fire); suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

   “Glenn Kilbourne had returned from France early that fall, shell-shocked and gassed, and otherwise incapacitated for service in the army—a wreck of his former sterling self.”

2. sıfat Confused as a result of a traumatic experience.

   “With inflationary pressures easing and economic concerns mounting, shell-shocked investors are seeking the protection of government securities.”