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trauma.

Any injury to the body of a living thing.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɹɔː.mə/UK/ˈtɹaʊ.mə/UK/ˈtɹɔm.ə/US/ˈtɹaʊ.mə/US
  1. Any injury to the body of a living thing.

    countable · uncountable
    mild trauma
    major trauma
  2. 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.

    countable · specifically · uncountable · usually
    We're not talking about paper cuts or sprains here — we're talking about trauma.
  3. An emotional wound leading to psychological injury.

    countable · uncountable
    What these patients eventually realized was that they all had trauma that had fed into their addictions.
  4. An event that causes great distress.

    countable · uncountable
    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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