- combat fatigue
- noun Date: 1943 post-traumatic stress disorder under wartime conditions (as combat) that cause intense stress — called also battle fatigue, shell shock
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combat fatigue
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combat fatigue — n. a psychoneurotic condition characterized by anxiety, irritability, depression, etc., often occurring after prolonged combat in warfare * * * ▪ psychology also called battle fatigue, or shell shock, a neurotic disorder caused by the… … Universalium
combat fatigue — n [U] a type of mental illness caused by the terrible experiences of fighting in a war or battle →↑post traumatic stress disorder ▪ These treatment methods enabled 80 percent of combat fatigue affected troops to return to duty … Dictionary of contemporary English
combat fatigue — n. a psychoneurotic condition characterized by anxiety, irritability, depression, etc., often occurring after prolonged combat in warfare … English World dictionary
combat fatigue — noun a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare • Syn: ↑battle fatigue, ↑combat neurosis, ↑shell shock • Hypernyms: ↑posttraumatic stress disorder, ↑PTSD * * * noun [noncount] : ↑ … Useful english dictionary
combat fatigue — an unwillingness or inability to continue fighting Not just weariness from broken nights, poor shelter, irregular food, unchanged clothing, lice, ulcers, and the other discomforts of active service but a reaction to prolonged exposure to… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
combat fatigue — combat fa,tigue noun uncount a mental illness caused by a reaction to fighting in a war … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
combat fatigue — com·bat fatigue käm .bat n post traumatic stress disorder occurring under wartime conditions (as combat) that cause intense stress called also battle fatigue, shell shock, war neurosis … Medical dictionary
combat fatigue — battle fatigue, traumatic condition suffered by soldiers who have been in combat … English contemporary dictionary
combat fatigue — com′bat fatigue n. psi battle fatigue • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
combat fatigue — noun 1》 more recent term for shell shock. 2》 (combat fatigues) uniform worn by soldiers in combat … English new terms dictionary
