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shell shock

/ˈʃel ʃɒk/noun

उच्चारण शेल शॉक

युद्ध-आघात, युद्ध से उपजा मानसिक आघात

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] old-fashioned

    a mental illness that can affect soldiers who have been in battle for a long time

    युद्ध-आघात, युद्ध से उपजा मानसिक आघात

    • Many soldiers returned from the First World War suffering from shell shock.
◇Word family
shell-shocked adjective
§Grammar and usage

Usage: Today this condition is called post-traumatic stress disorder.

आजकल इस स्थिति को post-traumatic stress disorder कहा जाता है।