# trauma

Pronunciation: say "TRAW-muh" US /ˈtɹɔ.mə/, UK /ˈtɹɔː.mə/

## Noun

1. An emotional wound that produces lasting psychological injury.
   - Simple: A deep emotional hurt that keeps affecting how someone feels and thinks.
   - _The therapist specializes in helping survivors recover from severe emotional trauma._
   - _Untreated trauma can shape a person's relationships for decades._
2. Severe physical injury of any kind, such as a wound, burn, or fracture, frequently resulting from accidents or violence.
   - Simple: Serious harm to the body, often caused by an accident or violence.
   - _The emergency team treated patients with blunt trauma from the highway pileup._
   - _Penetrating trauma to the abdomen requires immediate surgical assessment._
3. A distressing event that causes someone great emotional pain or shock.
   - Simple: A very upsetting event that causes someone deep distress.
   - _The divorce was a trauma the entire family struggled to move past._
   - _Witnessing the accident proved a lasting trauma for everyone present._

## Origin

From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma), meaning "wound" or "damage."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/trauma (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).