(pronounced el-em-see-bee-ess) Acronym for Lady Macbeth Syndrome, (n.) 1. a psychological condition in which a person feels as though they will never be rid of the guilt of something, usually likened to blood on the hands, people watching, the belief that everyone knows what one has done. It often leads to suicidal thoughts and actions; 2. That disconnected feeling soldiers are said to get after killing a human being for the first time. [From Lady Macbeth's somnambulatory nightmare that her hands could not be washed clean after she has successfully tempted her husband to kill the king.]
Примеры использования:
"Hey, what's with Tommy? He keeps, like, zoning out." "Yeah, first battle today -- first blood. He's taking it pretty hard." "Gotcha, LMcBS: poor guy." | Sometimes Pontius Pilate is depicted in movies as having a severe case of LMcBS, constantly having to rewash his hands after washing his hands of the Savior's case and turning Him over to be crucified.
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