shell-shock

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See also: shellshock and shell shock

English

Noun

shell-shock (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of shell shock

Verb

shell-shock (third-person singular simple present shell-shocks, present participle shell-shocking, simple past and past participle shell-shocked)

  1. Alternative spelling of shell shock
    • 2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport:
      [Two goals in two minutes] shell-shocked the home crowd, who quickly demanded a response, which came midway through the half and in emphatic fashion.