From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disabilityshell-shockedˈshell-shocked adjective1informalCONFUSED feeling tired, confused, or anxious because of a recent difficult experience2MI old-fashioned mentally ill because of the terrible experiences of warExamples from the Corpusshell-shocked• Perhaps all three universities in the league were still shell-shocked after being well beaten by the top Pizzaclubs last Saturday.• Cindy looked a little shell-shocked after her driving test.• The other night I woke in panic, shell-shocked from the Gulf War.• He watched as Gilbert exchanged a look with an equally shell-shocked Frye ... and then hurried quickly towards the reception door.• It's similar to staggeringshell-shocked in alienterritoryoccupied solely by foreboding emptyskyscrapers.• In shell-shockedsilence she sat, huddled in her seat as they drove away from the hospital.
