BATTLE FATIGUE


Meaning of BATTLE FATIGUE in English

— battle-fatigued , adj.

Psychiatry.

a posttraumatic stress disorder occurring among soldiers engaged in active combat, characterized by excessive autonomic arousal, psychic numbing, and persistent reliving of traumatic experiences. Also called combat fatigue, combat neurosis, shell shock .

[ 1940-45 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .