trauma
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trauma
- /ˈtɹɔː.mə/ UK
- /ˈtɹaʊ.mə/ UK
- /ˈtɹɔm.ə/ US
- /ˈtɹaʊ.mə/ US
- /ˈtɹɑ.mə/ Canada, Eastern, US
- /ˈtɹɒmə/
Rhymes with -ɔːmə, -aʊmə
noun traumas · traumata
- Any injury to the body of a living thing. Near-synonyms: insult (contextually synonymous); see also Thesaurus:injury
- Serious injury, resulting from predation, violence, an accident such as a fall, a vehicle crash, etc. We're not talking about paper cuts or sprains here — we're talking about trauma.
- An emotional wound leading to psychological injury. What these patients eventually realized was that they all had trauma that had fed into their addictions.
- An event that causes great distress. The earthquake here 14 years ago was a national trauma that still affects the economy today.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: injury, hurt, harm, wounded, damage, pain, suffering, anguish, devastation, distress, upset, shock, violent, disorder, concussion, commotion
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noun serious injury to the body
| Español | traumatismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 외상 oesang, 손상 sonsang |
| 日本語 | 外傷 gaishō, 損傷 sonshō |
| 中文 | 負傷 /负伤 fùshāng, 損傷 /损伤 sǔnshāng, 外傷 /外伤 wàishāng, 創傷 /创伤 chuāngshāng |
| हिन्दी | आघात āghāt |
| Português | traumatismo |
| Français | traumatisme, trauma |
| Deutsch | Trauma |
| Italiano | trauma |
| Ελληνικά | τραύμα trávma |
| Română | traumatism |
| Русский | тра́вма trávma, ра́на rána |
| Tiếng Việt | chấn thương |
| العربية | إِصَابَة ʔiṣāba |
| עברית | טְרָאוּמָה trá'uma |
noun emotional wound
| Español | trauma |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 트라우마 teurauma, 정신적 외상 jeongsinjeok oesang, 마음의 상처 ma'eum-ui sangcheo |
| 日本語 | トラウマ torauma, 心的外傷 shinteki gaishō, 心の傷 kokoro no kizu |
| 中文 | 精神創傷 /精神创伤 jīngshén chuāngshāng, 心理陰影 /心理阴影 xīnlǐ yīnyǐng |
| Português | trauma |
| Français | traumatisme |
| Deutsch | Trauma |
| Italiano | trauma |
| Română | traumă |
| Русский | тра́вма trávma, ра́на rána |
| العربية | صَدْمَةٌ عَاطِفِيَّة ṣadmatun ʕāṭifiyya |
| עברית | טְרָאוּמָה trá'uma |
noun event
| Español | trauma |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 痛苦的經歷 /痛苦的经历 tòngkǔ de jīnglì, 挫折 cuòzhé |
| Português | trauma |
| Français | traumatisme |
| Deutsch | Trauma |
| Русский | тра́вма trávma |
| עברית | טְרָאוּמָה trá'uma |
Talk about this word "trauma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trauma. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. trauma. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trauma "trauma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trauma.Cite this
@misc{trauma_2026,
title = {trauma},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trauma},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
