shell shock
noun
shellshocked
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a word derived from
shell shock.
Example Sentences
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After his performance, Malinin buried his face in his hands, realising the disaster that had just unfolded as his father and coach looked shellshocked in the "Kiss and Cry" area.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Head's promotion to replace Khawaja in the second innings in Perth was a big bang moment, one that Ben Stokes said left him "shellshocked".
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026
Through it all, he kept pitching, bamboozling a shellshocked Brewers lineup that stood no chance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
Neither, it seems, do OpenAI’s shellshocked employees, investors and business partners, many of whom learned of the move at the same time as the general public.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2023
The older children had been through it so often that, while somewhat shellshocked, they were no longer terrified.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
