Gulf War syndrome

noun

A chronic multisymptom disorder affecting veterans and civilians after the 1991 Gulf War, possibly related to chemical weapons.

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Gulf War illnessPersian Gulf illness
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Meanings

nounGulf War syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA chronic multisymptom disorder affecting veterans and civilians after the 1991 Gulf War, possibly related to chemical weapons.

    Synonyms: Gulf War illness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA chronic multisymptom disorder affecting veterans and civilians after the 1991 Gulf War, possibly related to chemical weapons.

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Gulf War illness

More synonyms by meaning

nouna medical condition of uncertain origin that affected many veterans of the 1991 Gulf War; characterized by fatigue and headache and dizziness and nausea and rashes and joint pain and respiratory disorders

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Persian Gulf illness
Broader
syndrome

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German Golfkriegssyndrom
  • Golfkriegssyndromchronic multisymptom disorder
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APA

Gulf War syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20War%20syndrome

MLA

“Gulf War syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20War%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gulf War syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20War%20syndrome.

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