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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
trau·ma       [trou-muh, traw-] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -mas, -ma·ta       [-muh-tuh] Pronunciation Key.
1.Pathology.
a.a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident.
b.the condition produced by this; traumatism.
2.Psychiatry.
a.an experience that produces psychological injury or pain.
b.the psychological injury so caused.
[Origin: 1685–95; < Gk traûma wound]
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trau·ma       (trô'mə, trou'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. trau·mas or trau·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
  1. A serious injury or shock to the body, as from violence or an accident.
  2. An emotional wound or shock that creates substantial, lasting damage to the psychological development of a person, often leading to neurosis.
  3. An event or situation that causes great distress and disruption.


[Greek; see terə-1 in Indo-European roots.]

trau·mat'ic (-māt'ĭk) adj., trau·mat'i·cal·ly adv.
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trauma 
1656 (implied in traumatic), "physical wound," from Gk. trauma "wound," from PIE *tro-, *trau-, from base *tere- "to rub, turn" (see throw (v.)). Sense of "psychic wound, unpleasant experience which causes abnormal stress" is implied in traumatic, in psychological jargon 1889. Traumatize in the psychological sense is attested from 1949.

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trauma

noun
1. any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. [syn: injury] 
2. an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects 

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trauma       (trô'mə, trou'-)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. Severe bodily injury, as from a gunshot wound or a motor vehicle accident.
  2. Psychological or emotional injury caused by a deeply disturbing experience.

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
trauma [(trow-muh, traw-muh)]

Wounds that result from sudden physical injury or violence.

Note: The term is frequently used to describe an emotional shock that causes serious psychological damage.

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trauma trau·ma (trô'mə, trou'-)
n. pl. trau·mas or trau·ma·ta (-mə-tə)

  1. A serious bodily injury or shock, as from violence or an accident.
  2. An emotional wound or shock that creates substantial lasting damage to one's psychological development, often leading to neurosis.
trau·mat'ic (-māt'ĭk) adj.

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