shell-shocked
Britishadjective
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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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Bencic won 12 of the final 15 games against a shell-shocked Swiatek, earning her second victory over the world number two.
From Barron's
Residents who had evacuated, and some who had stayed behind, stood shell-shocked, knowing there was little they could do to stop their neighborhood from burning to the ground.
From Los Angeles Times
A student who thought she had flu has described being "shell-shocked" when she was told she had cancer.
From BBC
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
“I understand that attention spans are short, but this trauma cut through the heart of L.A., and we’re still shell-shocked,” said Ondi Timoner, an Emmy-nominated documentarian whose home was destroyed in the Eaton fire.
From Los Angeles Times
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