shell-shocked

British

adjective

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

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He left the ring without giving a post-fight interview, still appearing shell-shocked.

From BBC

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

Stokes admitted he felt "shell-shocked" after their defeat on Saturday.

From BBC

Makeshift opener Travis Head hit an explosive 69-ball century to power Australia to victory in a high-octane first Ashes Test on Saturday after a shell-shocked England meekly surrendered in the Perth Stadium cauldron.

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"Little bit shell-shocked there," said Stokes.

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