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battle fatigue
noun
- a posttraumatic stress disorder occurring among soldiers engaged in active combat, characterized by excessive autonomic arousal, psychic numbing, and persistent reliving of traumatic experiences.
battle fatigue
noun
- See shell shockpsychol a type of mental disorder, characterized by anxiety, depression, and loss of motivation, caused by the stress of active warfare Also calledcombat fatigue See also shell shock
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- battle-fa·tigued adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of battle fatigue1
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Example Sentences
Only back then it was called “shell shock” or “battle fatigue.”
In the past it's been called everything from shell shock to battle fatigue.
As battle fatigue grows in rebel-controlled areas, the United Nations is appealing for $1 billion to help Syrian refugees.
Behold the Democratic foot-soldier giving voice, before a national audience, to her battle fatigue.
But as time passed, more people began to suffer from battle fatigue.
It affected some more than others, however, and we were constantly being observed by our doctor for any signs of battle fatigue.
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