Trauma

['trɔːmə;'traʊmə] or ['traʊmə]

Definition

(noun.) an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects.

Editor: Priscilla--From WordNet

Definition

n. an abnormal condition of the body caused by external injury.—adj. Traumat′ic produced by wounds.—adv. Traumat′ically.—n. Traum′atism trauma.

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