battle fatigue

noun

Psychological fatigue caused by taking part in battle.

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Meanings

nounbattle fatigue (uncountable)
  1. uncountablePsychological fatigue caused by taking part in battle.

    Synonyms: shell shock, combat fatigue

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPsychological fatigue caused by taking part in battle.

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nouna mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 戰鬥疲勞 /战斗疲劳
  • 戰鬥疲勞 /战斗疲劳condition
Finnish taisteluväsymys
  • taisteluväsymyscondition
German Kriegstrauma
  • Kriegstraumacondition
Spanish fatiga de batalla, fatiga batallosa
  • fatiga de batallacondition
  • fatiga batallosacondition
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