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shell-shocked

British

adjective

suffering from shell shock
in a state of stunned confusion or shock; dazed

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In Tudor's defence, he took over a shell-shocked and struggling squad decimated by injuries and stripped of confidence.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

After the match, the shell-shocked Sharapova explained that the tricky winds made her unsure whether her balls were going to land in, undermining her laser-like groundstokes and confidence.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

“People are shell-shocked right now,” Chris Diodato, a financial planner focusing on early retirement and founder of Wellth Financial Planning, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

Stokes admitted the team was "shell-shocked" and he and coach Brendon McCullum had a big job ahead to lift their players.

From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025

She ends the call, and I just sit there, shell-shocked.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

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