trauma

Definition of Trauma in English :

1. harm, hurt, injury, trauma

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

2. psychic trauma, trauma

an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Trauma

noun plural -mata (-mətə) or -mas

1. psychology

a powerful shock that may have long-lasting effects

2. pathology

any bodily injury or wound

nounWord forms: plural ˈtraumas or ˈtraumata (ˈtrɔrmətə ; trôrˈmətə; trɑmətə ; trämətə)

1. Medicine

a bodily injury, wound, or shock

2. Psychiatry

a painful emotional experience, or shock, often producing a lasting psychic effect and, sometimes, a neurosis

n. pl. trau·mas or trau·ma·ta (-mə-tə)

1.

a. Serious injury to the body, as from physical violence or an accident: abdominal trauma.

b. Severe emotional or mental distress caused by an experience: He experienced trauma for years after his divorce.

2.

a. An experience that causes severe anxiety or emotional distress, such as rape or combat: memories that persist after a trauma occurs.

b. An event or situation that causes great disruption or suffering: the economic trauma of the recession.