shell shocked

A form of shell-shocked — Stunned or mentally unbalanced by prolonged stress such as experienced in combat or under fire (shell-fire); suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveshell shocked (comparative more shell shocked, superlative most shell shocked)

comparative more shell shocked · superlative most shell shocked

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shell-shocked.
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of shell shock
Cite this entry
APA

shell shocked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shell%20shocked

MLA

“shell shocked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shell%20shocked. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shell shocked,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shell%20shocked.

Source: shell shocked on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.