OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 18472

trauma

/ˈtɹɔː.mə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
traumatismo
Any serious injury to the body, often resulting from violence or an accident.
Repeated trauma or shaking to the brain can be even worse, leading to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.
trauma
An emotional wound leading to psychological injury.
And although it doesn’t mean acting like an infant again, it does require recognizing that many of the thoughts and behaviors you’d like to change come from lingering feelings of c…
Jailing her on Wednesday, magistrate Liz Clyne told Robins: "You have shown little remorse either for the death of the kitten or the trauma to your former friend Sarah Knutton." Sh…
trauma
An event that causes great distress.
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