trauma
Any injury to the body of a living thingAny injury to the body of a living thing.
» Tom was flown by helicopter to a trauma center.
Tom wurde mit dem Hubschrauber zur Unfallklinik gebracht.
Tom wurde mit dem Hubschrauber zur Unfallklinik geflogen.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Any injury to the body of a living thing.
Near-synonyms: insult (contextually synonymous); see also Thesaurus:injury
mild trauma
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
Any injury to the body of a living thing.
(countable, specifically, uncountable, usually)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.
Trauma
тра́вмаtrávma, ра́наrána
тра́вмаtrávma, ра́наrána
(countable, uncountable)An emotional wound leading to psychological injury.
What these patients eventually realized was that they all had trauma that had fed into their addictions.
Trauma
тра́вмаtrávma, ра́наrána
тра́вмаtrávma, ра́наrána
an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects
(countable, uncountable)An event that causes great distress.
The earthquake here 14 years ago was a national trauma that still affects the economy today.
Trauma
тра́вмаtrávma
Examples
72 sentencesTom was flown by helicopter to a trauma center.
deTom wurde mit dem Hubschrauber zur Unfallklinik gebracht.
The skier suffered a head trauma.
deDer Skifahrer erlitt ein Schädeltrauma.
This woman has suffered a trauma.
Yanni is experienced in treating trauma.
Ziri has traumas caused by abandonment.
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”).From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”).
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Forms
plural: traumas / traumataSynonyms
10 synonymsWord family
39 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable