English Explanatory Dictionary

post-traumatic stress disorder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A psychological condition that develops following some stressful situation or event, with symptoms such as sleep disturbance, recurrent dreams, flashbacks, hypervigilance, depression, dissociation, withdrawal or a lack of concentration.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

post-traumatic stress disorder post-traumatic stress disorders post traumatic stress disorder posttraumatic stress disorder post-traumatic-stress disorder posttraumatic-stress disorder

Synonyms

post-traumatic stress syndrome PTSD

Related words

Stockholm syndrome soldier's heart
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