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What (who) is shell-shocked - definition
FORM OF THE MINERAL QUARTZ, FOUND IN NUCLEAR TEST SITES AND METEOR IMPACT ZONES
Shocked Quartz
![Photomicrograph of a shocked quartz grain (0.13 mm across) from the [[Chesapeake Bay impact crater]], showing shock lamellae](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/820qtz.jpg?width=200 "Photomicrograph of a shocked quartz grain (0.13 mm across) from the [[Chesapeake Bay impact crater]], showing shock lamellae")
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TYPE OF TRAUMA EXPERIENCED IN WORLD WAR ONE
Shell-shock; Shell-shocked; Shell shocked; Shell Shock; Shell-Shock
also shell shocked
1.
If you say that someone is shell-shocked, you mean that they are very shocked, usually because something bad has happened. (INFORMAL)
We were shell-shocked when Chelsea took the lead.
...shell-shocked investors.
= stunned
ADJ
2.
If someone is shell-shocked, they have a confused or nervous mental condition as a result of a shocking experience such as being in a war or an accident.
...a shell-shocked war veteran.
ADJ
shell-shock
TYPE OF TRAUMA EXPERIENCED IN WORLD WAR ONE
Shell-shock; Shell-shocked; Shell shocked; Shell Shock; Shell-Shock
see shell shock
shell shocked
TYPE OF TRAUMA EXPERIENCED IN WORLD WAR ONE
Shell-shock; Shell-shocked; Shell shocked; Shell Shock; Shell-Shock
see shell-shocked
Wikipedia
Shocked quartz
Shocked quartz is a form of quartz that has a microscopic structure that is different from normal quartz. Under intense pressure (but limited temperature), the crystalline structure of quartz is deformed along planes inside the crystal. These planes, which show up as lines under a microscope, are called planar deformation features (PDFs), or shock lamellae.
Examples of use of shell-shocked
1. "He came back from holiday totally shell–shocked.
2. Shell–shocked officials tried to regain control of...
3. The Germans have been shell–shocked by the Kunduz attack.
4. Bruce said: "I‘m shell–shocked, disappointed and humiliated.
5. The ruling has left senior officers shell–shocked.