shell-shocked
Americanadjective
adjective
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suffering from shell shock
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in a state of stunned confusion or shock; dazed
Example Sentences
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His 23-year-old daughter vanished nearly eight years ago, and he looks shell-shocked on the first full day of the convention.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 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
Stokes said he was shell-shocked in some tetchy post-match media interactions, comments that were used against the captain as England lost the PR battle in the days after the Test.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
“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
He looked shell-shocked and terrified, but he nodded as if he understood.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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