Question

trauma Fifteen years later, their adopted Cambodian daughter was still having nightmares in which she relived the trauma of those terrible years. ˈtrɔmə

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(1) A serious injury to the body. (2) An abnormal psychological state caused by mental or emotional stress or physical injury. Trauma is the Greek word for “wound.” Although the Greeks used the term only for physical injuries, nowadays trauma is just as likely to refer to emotional wounds. We now know that a traumatic event can leave psychological symptoms long after any physical injuries have healed. The psychological reaction to emotional trauma now has an established name: post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. It usually occurs after an extremely stressful event, such as wartime combat, a natural disaster, or sexual or physical abuse; its symptoms include depression, anxiety, flashbacks, and recurring nightmares

word	trauma
definition	(1) A serious injury to the body. (2) An abnormal psychological state caused by mental or emotional stress or physical injury.
eg_sentence	Fifteen years later, their adopted Cambodian daughter was still having nightmares in which she relived the trauma of those terrible years.
explanation	Trauma is the Greek word for “wound.” Although the Greeks used the term only for physical injuries, nowadays trauma is just as likely to refer to emotional wounds. We now know that a traumatic event can leave psychological symptoms long after any physical injuries have healed. The psychological reaction to emotional trauma now has an established name: post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. It usually occurs after an extremely stressful event, such as wartime combat, a natural disaster, or sexual or physical abuse; its symptoms include depression, anxiety, flashbacks, and recurring nightmares
IPA	ˈtrɔmə

Trauma Physical Psychological Emotional Stress Nightmares Symptoms Injury