trauma.
Any injury to the body of a living thing.
Meaning & usage
Any injury to the body of a living thing.
mild trauma
major trauma
Any injury to the body of a living thing. Serious injury, resulting from predation, violence, an accident such as a fall, a vehicle crash, etc.
We're not talking about paper cuts or sprains here — we're talking about trauma.
An emotional wound leading to psychological injury.
What these patients eventually realized was that they all had trauma that had fed into their addictions.
An event that causes great distress.
The earthquake here 14 years ago was a national trauma that still affects the economy today.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Ancient Greek τιτρώσκω (titrṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma)der. English trauma From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.