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traumatic

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trau·ma  (trôm, trou-)
n. pl. trau·mas or trau·ma·ta (-m-t)
1. A serious injury or shock to the body, as from violence or an accident.
2. An emotional wound or shock that creates substantial, lasting damage to the psychological development of a person, often leading to neurosis.
3. An event or situation that causes great distress and disruption.

[Greek; see ter-1 in Indo-European roots.]

trau·matic (-mtk) adj.
trau·mati·cal·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.traumatic - of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the bodytraumatic - of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body
2.traumatic - psychologically painful;"few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child";
painful - causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"

traumatic
Translations
traumatic [trɔːˈmætɪk] ADJtraumatizante, traumático

traumatic [trɔːˈmætɪk] adj [incident, experience] → traumatisant(e)
It was a traumatic experience → Cela a été une expérience traumatisante.

traumatic
adjtraumatisch; it is traumatic to lose one’s jobseine Arbeit zu verlieren ist eine traumatische Erfahrung

traumatic [trɔːˈmætɪk] adj (Med) → traumatico/a (Psych) (fig) → traumatizzante, traumatico/a

traumatic جرحي traumatický traumatisk traumatisch τραυματικός traumático traumaattinen traumatisant traumatičan traumatico 外傷性の 충격적인 traumatisch traumatisk traumatyczny traumático травматический traumatisk ซึ่งบอบช้ำทางจิตใจ travmatik đau đớn 外伤的


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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] From screening to counseling to treatment options, state and federal policymakers are working to help members of the armed forces who are dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries.
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