Definition of Combat fatigue

1. Noun. A mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare.

Exact synonyms: Battle Fatigue, Combat Neurosis, Shell Shock
Generic synonyms: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Ptsd

Definition of Combat fatigue

1. Noun. A psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Combat Fatigue

comb through
combability
combable
combat
combat-ready
combat area
combat armor suit
combat armor suits
combat armour suit
combat armour suits
combat boot
combat casualty
combat ceiling
combat disorders
combat exhaustion
combat fatigue (current term)
combat fatigues
combat injury
combat intelligence
combat mission
combat neurosis
combat pay
combat pilot
combat ship
combat sport
combat zone
combatable
combatant
combatants
combated

Literary usage of Combat fatigue

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Medicine (1913)
"Overeating and rapidity of eating also affect digestion and therefore promote fatigue. . , To combat fatigue from these causes it would be well to have at ..."

2. Safety on Roads: What's the Vision? by (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, Ruskin College, Oecd (2002)
"Governments have long attempted to combat fatigue by regulating drivers' hours. Problems with such regulations have included the falsifying of logbooks and ..."

3. The Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa by Joseph H. Alexander (1996)
"An additional 26000 "non-battle" casualties occurred; combat fatigue cases accounted for most of these. Marine Corps casualties overall — ground, air, ..."

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