SHELL-SHOCKED


Meaning of SHELL-SHOCKED in English

also shell shocked

1.

If you say that someone is shell-shocked , you mean that they are very shocked, usually because something bad has happened. ( INFORMAL )

We were shell-shocked when Chelsea took the lead.

...shell-shocked investors.

= stunned

ADJ

2.

If someone is shell-shocked , they have a confused or nervous mental condition as a result of a shocking experience such as being in a war or an accident.

...a shell-shocked war veteran.

ADJ

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