shell-shockv.

Brit.

/ˈʃɛlʃɒk/, U.S.

/ˈʃɛlˌʃɑk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: shell n., shock v.³

Etymology: < shell n. + shock v.³, after shell shock n.

transitive. To affect with shell shock; (now esp.) to subject to severe shock or surprise.

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1917 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 17 Oct. 4/4 Plenty of men in the United Slates..have never been shell-shocked by anything more formidable than a peanut hull.

1933 J. F. C. Fuller Generalship 20 The most rapid way to shell-shock an army is to shell-proof its generals; for once the heart of an army is severed from its head the result is paralysis.

1939 Lima (Ohio) News 13 Oct. ii. 5/1 By shell-shocking the radical movements, it [sc. the Russo-German pact] is profoundly affecting the domestic politics of this and many other countries.

1953 S. Kauffmann Philanderer vii. 108 An unfortunate rambling man, supposed to have been shell-shocked in the war.

2002 Coventry Evening Telegr. (Nexis) 28 Oct. 50 Coventry took the early initiative, scoring two goals and shell-shocking the crowd and Cardiff Devils.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shell-shock
释义	shell-shockv. Brit. /ˈʃɛlʃɒk/, U.S. /ˈʃɛlˌʃɑk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: shell n., shock v.³ Etymology: < shell n. + shock v.³, after shell shock n. transitive. To affect with shell shock; (now esp.) to subject to severe shock or surprise. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [verb (transitive)] > shell-shock shell-shock1917 1917 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 17 Oct. 4/4 Plenty of men in the United Slates..have never been shell-shocked by anything more formidable than a peanut hull. 1933 J. F. C. Fuller Generalship 20 The most rapid way to shell-shock an army is to shell-proof its generals; for once the heart of an army is severed from its head the result is paralysis. 1939 Lima (Ohio) News 13 Oct. ii. 5/1 By shell-shocking the radical movements, it [sc. the Russo-German pact] is profoundly affecting the domestic politics of this and many other countries. 1953 S. Kauffmann Philanderer vii. 108 An unfortunate rambling man, supposed to have been shell-shocked in the war. 2002 Coventry Evening Telegr. (Nexis) 28 Oct. 50 Coventry took the early initiative, scoring two goals and shell-shocking the crowd and Cardiff Devils. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1917
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