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   trauma

   /ˈtrɔːmə/

   noun

   • 1. a deeply distressing or disturbing experience: "a personal trauma like the death of a child"
   • ▪ emotional shock following a stressful event or a physical injury, which may lead to long-term neurosis: "the event is relived with all the accompanying trauma" Similar shockupheavaldistressstressstrainpainanguishsufferingupsetagonymiserysorrowgriefheartacheheartbreaktorturedisturbancedisorderjoltordealtrialtribulationtroubleworryanxietyburdenadversityhardshipnightmare
   • 2. physical injury: "rupture of the diaphragm caused by blunt trauma" Similar injurydamagehurtwoundwoundingsorebruisecutlacerationlesionabrasioncontusionOpposite healing

   Word Origin late 17th century: from Greek, literally ‘wound’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. www.medicalnewstoday.com › articles › traumaWhat is trauma? Types, symptoms, and treatments

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   Jun 3, 2020 · According to the American Psychological Association (APA), trauma is “an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, rape, or natural disaster.” However, a person...

3. psychcentral.com › health › what-is-traumaWhat Is Trauma? Effects, Causes, Types, and How to Heal

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   Jan 4, 2022 · Trauma refers to your response following an event that psychologically overwhelms you, often resulting in shock, denial, and changes in the body, mind, and behavior....

4. www.verywellhealth.com › what-is-trauma-5212104What is Trauma? Types, Treatment, and More - Verywell Health

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   Jul 16, 2024 · Trauma is an emotional response that is caused by a distressing event or series of events, such as abuse, a bad accident, rape, or other sexual violence, combat, or a natural disaster. Just because a person experiences a distressing event does not mean they will experience trauma.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRAUMA | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TRAUMA definition: 1. severe and lasting emotional shock and pain caused by an extremely upsetting experience, or a…. Learn more.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › traumaTrauma Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TRAUMA is an injury (such as a wound) to living tissue caused by an extrinsic agent. How to use trauma in a sentence. Did you know?

7. www.psychologytoday.com › us › basicsTrauma | Psychology Today

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   What Is Trauma? The word “trauma” literally means wound, shock, or injury. Psychological trauma is a person’s experience of emotional distress resulting from an event that overwhelms the...

8. www.mind.org.uk › information-support › types-ofWhat is trauma? - Mind

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   Trauma is when we experience very stressful, frightening or distressing events that are difficult to cope with or out of our control. It could be one incident, or an ongoing event that happens over a long period of time. Most of us will experience an event in our lives that could be considered traumatic. But we won't all be affected the same way.