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combat fatigue

 noun
     
combat fatigue [uncountable]
a type of mental illness caused by the terrible experiences of fighting in a war or battle [↪ post-traumatic stress disorder]:
These treatment methods enabled 80 percent of combat-fatigue-affected troops to return to duty.
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