traumatic (redirected from traumatic shock)

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.

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

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trau·matic (-mtk) adj.

trau·mati·cal·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	traumatic - 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"

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traumatic

adjective shocking, upsetting, alarming, awful, disturbing, devastating, painful, distressing, terrifying, scarring, harrowing << OPPOSITE calming

Translations

traumatic [trɔːˈmætɪk] adj (PSYCH), (fig) → traumático

traumatic [trɔːˈmætɪk] trauma adj → traumatisant(e)

traumatic [trɔːˈmætɪk] trauma adj → traumatisch

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