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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

insult, wound, scath, scathe, lesion, dere

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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