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- pronunciation:
- traw
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tra
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| inflections: |
traumas, traumata |
| definition 1: |
a severe wound or injury requiring immediate medical attention, or the resulting condition of the body or damaged body part.
The emergency room doctors see various types of trauma every day.The accident resulted in trauma to the driver's neck and spine.- synonyms:
- injury, insult, wound
- similar words:
- cut, gash, harm, hurt, laceration, shock, slash
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| definition 2: |
an emotional shock that has a deep and lasting effect on one's mental and emotional life.
The trauma caused by seeing her parents murdered remained with her all her life.- similar words:
- damage, harm, hurt, insult, ordeal, pain, shock, suffering, wound
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| related words: |
harm, injury, ordeal, wound |
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| derivations: |
traumatic (adj.), traumatically (adv.) |
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