Noun: combat fatigue
- A mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare
"Many soldiers returning from the front lines exhibited symptoms of combat fatigue";
- battle fatigue, combat neurosis, shell shock
- Military field uniform designed for combat conditions, typically in camouflage pattern
"The troops wore combat fatigues in the field"
Derived forms: combat fatigues
Type of: posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD
Encyclopedia: Combat fatigue