Meaning & use
trauma
A deeply distressing or disturbing experience, or the lasting emotional or physical harm it causes.
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Years after the accident, she still worked through the trauma with a therapist.
The emergency room treats patients with severe physical trauma from car crashes.
A note on using this word
Trauma can refer either to a physical wound (medical usage) or to lasting psychological harm from a distressing event; context determines which sense applies.
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