English Explanatory Dictionary

trauma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any injury to the body of a living thing.
  2. Serious injury, resulting from predation, violence, an accident such as a fall, a vehicle crash, etc.
  3. An emotional wound leading to psychological injury.
  4. An event that causes great distress.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹɔː.mə/ /ˈtɹaʊ.mə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trauma.wav /ˈtɹɔ.mə/ /ˈtɹɑ.mə/

Word forms

trauma traumas traumata

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”).

Synonyms

insult injury wound scath scathe lesion dere

Derived words

atelectrauma barotrauma biotrauma dialytrauma geotrauma macrotrauma microtrauma monotrauma multitrauma myotrauma neurotrauma nontrauma oxytrauma phonotrauma polytrauma posttrauma psychotrauma rape trauma syndrome rheotrauma suspension trauma trauma centre traumacore trauma dump trauma dumping trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy trauma focused cognitive behavioural therapy traumagenic trauma incidence reduction trauma-informed trauma-informed stabilization treatment traumaless trauma naked trauma plate traumascape trauma scissors trauma shears traumatic traumatise traumatize traumatism traumatology trauma triad of death
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