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war neurosis
noun as in combat fatigue
Example Sentences
Kirby accepted a state medical diagnosis that Coughlin was suffering at the time of the incident from "traumatic war neurosis" and thus could not be held criminally responsible for his action.
Despite a good share of war ruins and a great deal of real poverty, the Italians show little trace of the war neurosis that is attacking the rest of Europe.
His record at the Veterans' Hospital in Dearborn was more expressive�50% of normal efficiency, hysteria, shell shock, war neurosis.
One of the first and clearest examples of the method's value was in the treatment of World War II victims of combat fatigue or "war neurosis."
The film never recovers from this odd digression, and Meeker's eventual cure is accomplished with Hollywood mirrors: in a tropical downpour, he saves his nephew's life, clears up his war neurosis in a brisk man-to-man chat with Whitmore, and, arm-in-arm with Jean, walks happily into the rainswept night.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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