Definitions for trauma
ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ-; -mə tətrau·ma

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. injury, hurt, harm, traumanoun

   any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

2. trauma, psychic traumanoun

   an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. traumanoun

   Any serious injury to the body, often resulting from violence or an accident.

2. traumanoun

   An emotional wound leading to psychological injury.

3. traumanoun

   An event that causes great distress.

4. Etymology: From τραῦμα.

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1. trauma

   Trauma is a deeply distressing or disturbing experience or physical injury that often has long-term mental, emotional or physical effects. It could result from experiences such as physical violence, accidents, natural disasters, emotional abuses, war experiences, or loss of a loved one. The term is also used in medical context to refer to severe or life-threatening physical injuries, such as those sustained in a car accident or during a surgery.

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1. Trauma

   Trauma is a 2004 British psychological thriller directed by Marc Evans and written by Richard Smith.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Trauma

   traw′ma, n. an abnormal condition of the body caused by external injury.—adj. Traumat′ic, produced by wounds.—adv. Traumat′ically.—n. Traum′atism, trauma. [Gr., a wound.]

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1. trauma

   Anything that happens, internal or external, that causes a person to be exposed afraid, neglected beat, abused, ignored, belittled, or just forgotten.

   I have experienced countless traumatic events in my life.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on August 19, 2019  

Anagrams for trauma »

1. matura

2. taruma

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of trauma in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of trauma in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of trauma in a Sentence

1. Mark Burns:

   The findings mirror what has been observed about such damage in humans years after a brain injury, especially among athletes, studies have shown that almost all people with single concussions spontaneously recover, but athletes who play contact sports are much more susceptible to lasting brain damage. These findings fill in the picture of how and when concussion and mild head trauma can lead to sustained brain damage.

2. Rachel Botkin:

   This kind of repeated exposure is a good way to deal with residual fear and hesitation, understand that this has been a time of psychological trauma for many people, and it's impacted the way we behave.

3. Stephen Peck:

   The problem is solvable, providing housing and jobs are part of it, but that’s the easiest part. It’s the maladaptive habits a person may have picked up to cope with trauma that are hardest to overcome.

4. Mynda Smith:

   For us, it really is emotional trauma to continually go through things like this, to have situations pop up that are a reminder of the ugliness of it all we never wanted financial gain -- it wasn't of importance to us.

5. Waleed Shahid:

   When it comes to who we are opposing [ now ] there is a lot of trauma that progressives have from 2008 and 2009.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=trauma
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Trauma
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=trauma
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=trauma