Trauma - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈtraʊmə|
Brit.
|ˈtrɔːmə|
noun
- any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. (syn: harm, hurt, injury)
- an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects
- an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects
Extra examples
She never fully recovered from the traumas she suffered during her childhood.
She never fully recovered from the trauma of her experiences.
The accident victim sustained multiple traumas.
The trauma of divorce can often be healed by successful remarriage.
The death of a near relative is a terrible trauma for a child.
...the concurrency of several life-threatening emergencies made for a busy night at the trauma center...
Word forms
noun
singular: trauma
plural: traumas
singular: trauma
plural: traumas
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