Trauma

See also: trauma

German

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁaʊ̯ma/
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  • Hyphenation: Trau‧ma

Noun

Trauma n (strong, genitive Traumas, plural Traumata or Traumen)

  1. psychological trauma
  2. (medicine) trauma (serious injury)

Usage notes

In colloquial usage, the word Trauma only refers to the psychological trauma. The usage of the word Trauma to mean injury is restricted to medical contexts and occurs almost exclusively in compounds like Schädel-Hirn-Trauma.

Declension

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