Looking for the meaning of the word TRAUMA in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of TRAUMA with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Trauma
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from Greek, literally ‘wound’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtrɔːmə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtraʊmə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a deeply distressing or disturbing experience
Short Definition:deeply distressing or disturbing experience
Examples:- a personal trauma like the death of a child
- many experience the trauma of divorce
Definition:
physical injury
Short Definition:physical injury
Examples:- rupture of the diaphragm caused by blunt trauma
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