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Trauma

/ˈtɹaʊ.mə/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Trauma"

noun

1
Any serious injury to the body, often resulting from violence or an accident.
2
An emotional wound leading to psychological injury.
3
An event that causes great distress.

🔄 Synonyms of "Trauma"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
hurtverb	(transitive, intransitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
harmnoun	Physical injury; hurt; damage.
injurynoun	Damage to the body of a living thing.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Trauma"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
injurynoun	Damage to the body of a living thing.
hurtnoun	An emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience.
harmnoun	Physical injury; hurt; damage.
wounded	Suffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle from a weapon, such as a gun or a knife.
damagenoun	Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
painnoun	(countable and uncountable) An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
sufferingnoun	The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.
anguishnoun	Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
devastationnoun	The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
distressnoun	Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
upsetnoun	(uncountable) Disturbance or disruption.
shocknoun	A sudden, heavy impact.
violentnoun	(obsolete) An assailant.
disordernoun	Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
concussionnoun	(uncountable in Commonwealth, countable in Canada, US) An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function.
commotionnoun	An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
shocked	Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant.
upheavalnoun	Disruptive change, from one state to another.
stigmanoun	(figurative) A negative and often unfair attitude (held by a group or society, to something).
blownoun	A strong wind.