combat fatigue

noun

Definition of combat fatigue

: post-traumatic stress disorder occurring under wartime conditions (such as combat) that cause intense stress : battle fatigue : shell shock Nearly a half-million American soldiers were battle casualties during the fighting in Europe; by 1945 another 111,000 neuropsychiatric cases—then usually called combat fatigue—had been treated.— Roger J. Spiller The psychological strain he continues to endure has had many names over the years. In World War I, it was shell shock. In World War II, it was combat fatigue …— Steven Lee Meyers

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Hours later, masked government troops in combat fatigues deployed in the city, setting up checkpoints and riding through the city center in black pickup trucks with heavy weapons mounted in the back. — Fox News, "Calm returns to Iraq's Basra after week of violent protests," 9 Sep. 2018 The hospital called it combat fatigue, a common diagnosis for soldiers at the time. — Jessica Stahl, Washington Post, "‘Letters From War’: 1943-1944 – Battles (full transcript)," 3 Jan. 2018 Voters are already showing political combat fatigue, as his 40% approval rating suggests. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Jeff Flake’s Public Service," 25 Oct. 2017

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