trauma
/ˈtɹɔm.ə/noun2 syllables
Trauma means: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury.
Synonyms for trauma10
noun, as in any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
noun, as in an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects
psychic trauma
also used for trauma
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What does trauma mean?2
noun
1
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
2
an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Trauma in a sentence
- Without electricity, emergency response and trauma care are severely hampered.Amastan
- The trauma was too much for him, and suddenly, he snapped.mailohilohi
- Sexual abuse victims often disassociate from their trauma.papabear
- It's always a trauma for me to move into a new apartment.felidad
- Boldi's mental trauma took a much longer time to heal than his physical one.Amastan
- Psychological trauma is the origin of many neuroses.DJ_Saidez
- The trauma of that experience has not worn off.Amastan
- The trauma of war has a long-lasting impact on those that survive it.patgfisher
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of trauma
as a noun
- plural
- traumas