a type of psychological disorder, characterized by anxiety, depression, and loss of motivation, caused by the stress of active warfare
Also called: combat fatigue
See also shellshock
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bat′tle fatigue′, [Psychiatry.]
bat′tle-fa•tigued′, adj.
- Psychiatrya 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
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