trauma C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtɹɔ.mə/ UK /ˈtɹɔː.mə/ See IPA manual Freq #3730 Meanings 1 noun A deep emotional shock or wound that has lasting effects. She is still recovering from the trauma of losing her home. 2 noun A serious physical injury, often from violence or an accident. The patient was rushed to the trauma unit after the crash. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a deep emotional shock or... psychic trauma Word family Forms traumastraumata Derived forms atelectraumabarotraumabiotraumadialytraumageotraumamacrotraumamicrotraumamonotraumamultitraumamyotraumaneurotraumanontrauma Common collocations psychic trauma Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”). τραῦμα Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # trauma **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtɹɔ.mə/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɹɔː.mə/ **Frequency rank:** 3730 ## Meanings 1. A deep emotional shock or wound that has lasting effects. 2. A serious physical injury, often from violence or an accident. ## Examples - She is still recovering from the trauma of losing her home. - The patient was rushed to the trauma unit after the crash. ## Derived Forms - atelectrauma - barotrauma - biotrauma - dialytrauma - geotrauma - macrotrauma - microtrauma - monotrauma - multitrauma - myotrauma - neurotrauma - nontrauma ## Roots and Affixes - Root: τραῦμα ## Etymology From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”). ## AI Etymology Trauma is from Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”). A key historical form is Ancient Greek τραῦμα. In present-day use, it can mean a deep emotional shock or wound that has lasting effects, or a serious physical injury, often from violence or an accident. Derived formations include atelectrauma, barotrauma, biotrauma, dialytrauma, geotrauma. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown