trauma

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1. Noun

Serious emotional harm caused by a distressing event.

A deeply distressing experience or its lasting psychological effects.

“The service provides support after trauma.”

2. Noun

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare

3. Noun

an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects
Vocabulary classified under Psychology
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