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traumaa deeply distressing or disturbing experience

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a deeply distressing or disturbing experience

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈtraʊmə/

Korean meaning: 정신적 외상, 트라우마

Korean pronunciation: **트라**우마

Example Sentences

  • My friend has a trauma about horror movies after watching one and spilling popcorn all over his date.
  • The surgeon specializes in treating severe trauma cases.
  • She developed a trauma about elevators after getting stuck for three hours with terrible elevator music.

trauma

NOUN

//ˈtraʊmə//

a deeply distressing or disturbing experience

trauma concept
💡 Concept

The soldier suffers trauma after the violent explosion.

trauma rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

"Trauma cuts deep — but draw my strength from a drama I keep."

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈtraʊmə/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈtraʊmə/

🌳Etymology

Roottrauma

Origin

From Ancient Greek 'trauma' (τραῦμα) meaning 'wound' or 'injury,' derived from the root 'tirein' meaning 'to pierce' or 'to wound.'

🎵Rhyme

dramakarmacomma
drama
karma
comma

🔗Collocations

childhood trauma
trauma center
psychological trauma
trauma therapy
emotional trauma
recover from trauma

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My friend has a trauma about horror movies after watching one and spilling popcorn all over his date.

The surgeon specializes in treating severe trauma cases.

😄 Fun example

She developed a trauma about elevators after getting stuck for three hours with terrible elevator music.

The therapy helped him process his childhood trauma.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

injurywoundshockdistressdamage

Antonyms

healingrecoverywellness

Related

therapypsychiatrypsychologycounselingPTSD

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