Trauma Definition
trômə, trou-
traumas, traumata
noun
traumas, traumata
Bodily injury, wound, or shock.
Webster's New World
A painful emotional experience, or shock, often producing a lasting psychic effect and, sometimes, a neurosis.
Webster's New World
Any emotionally painful experience.
The trauma of being laid off.
Webster's New World
An event or situation that causes great disruption or suffering.
The economic trauma of the recession.
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Other Word Forms of Trauma
Noun
Singular:
trauma
Plural:
traumas, traumataOrigin of Trauma
From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (trauma, “wound, damage").
From Wiktionary
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Greek terə-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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