shell-shocked

shell-shocked
adjective

be shell-shocked — eine Kriegsneurose haben; (fig.) niedergeschmettert sein

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ˈshell-shocked
adj
1. (after battle) kriegsneurotisch
2. (fam: dazed) schockiert, völlig geschockt fam
to be \shell-shocked wie vom Blitz getroffen sein
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shell-shocked adj
1. MED, PSYCH an einer Kriegsneurose leidend
2. umg durcheinander, konfus
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adjective

be shell-shocked — eine Kriegsneurose haben; (fig.) niedergeschmettert sein


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