trauma

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɔː.mə/, /ˈtɹaʊ.mə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɔ.mə/, /ˈtɹaʊ.mə/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɑ.mə/ Rhymes: -ɔːmə, -aʊmə === Noun === trauma (countable and uncountable, plural traumas or traumata) Any serious injury to the body, often resulting from violence or an accident. Synonym: insult An emotional wound leading to psychological injury. An event that causes great distress. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “trauma”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. trauma in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “trauma”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === Murata, Tamura, matura == Catalan == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtɾaw.mə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈtɾaw.ma] === Noun === trauma m (plural traumes) trauma ==== Derived terms ==== traumatitzar ==== Related terms ==== traumàtic === Further reading === “trauma”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “trauma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “trauma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “trauma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Trauma, from Ancient Greek τραῦμᾰ (traûmă, “wound”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtrau̯ma] === Noun === trauma n trauma ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “trauma”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “trauma”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “trauma”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed internationalism, ultimately from Ancient Greek τραῦμᾰ (traûmă, “wound”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtrɑu̯.maː/ Hyphenation: trau‧ma === Noun === trauma n (plural trauma's or traumata, diminutive traumaatje n) trauma ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: trauma == Finnish == === Etymology === < Ancient Greek τραῦμᾰ (traûmă, “wound”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtrɑu̯mɑ/, [ˈt̪rɑ̝u̯mɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑumɑ Syllabification(key): trau‧ma Hyphenation(key): trau‧ma === Noun === trauma trauma ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “trauma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === maarut, murtaa == French == === Etymology === From the Ancient Greek τραῦμᾰ (traûmă, “wound”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁo.ma/ === Noun === trauma m (plural traumas) (medicine) trauma (a localised injury produced by an external action) (psychology and psychoanalysis, elliptical use for trauma psychique) psychic trauma Synonym: traumatisme psychique ==== Derived terms ==== trauma acoustique trauma auditif trauma parodontal trauma psychique trauma sonore === Further reading === “trauma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”). === Noun === trauma m (plural traumas) an emotional wound (medicine) trauma; serious physical injury ==== Related terms ==== traumático traumatismo traumatizar == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch trauma, from Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtrau̯ma/ [ˈt̪rau̯.ma] Rhymes: -au̯ma Syllabification: trau‧ma === Noun === trauma (plural trauma-trauma) trauma: an event that causes great distress (psychology, psychiatry) an emotional wound leading to psychological injury (surgery, traumatology) any serious injury to the body, often resulting from violence or an accident Synonym: rudapaksa ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “trauma”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Interlingua == === Noun === trauma (plural traumas) trauma ==== Related terms ==== traumatic == Italian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtraw.ma/ Rhymes: -awma Hyphenation: tràu‧ma === Noun === trauma m (plural traumi) trauma === Anagrams === matura, murata, rumata == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtræʉ̯.mɑ/ ==== Noun ==== trauma n (definite singular traumaet, indefinite plural trauma, definite plural traumaa) alternative form of traume === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /²træʉ̯.mɑ/ ==== Noun ==== trauma n definite plural of traume == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English trauma, from Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtraw.ma/ Rhymes: -awma Syllabification: trau‧ma === Noun === trauma f (medicine) trauma (serious injury to the body) Synonym: uraz (psychology) trauma (emotional wound) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === trauma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN trauma in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -awmɐ Hyphenation: trau‧ma === Noun === trauma m (plural traumas) trauma (emotional wound) trauma (event that causes great distress) (medicine) trauma (serious injury to the body) Synonym: traumatismo === Further reading === “trauma”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “trauma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /trǎuma/ Hyphenation: tra‧u‧ma === Noun === tràuma f (Cyrillic spelling тра̀ума) trauma ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɾauma/ [ˈt̪ɾau̯.ma] Rhymes: -auma Syllabification: trau‧ma === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”). ==== Noun ==== trauma m (plural traumas) (medicine, psychology) trauma injury; harm Synonym: traumatismo ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== trauma inflection of traumar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “trauma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === mutara mutará == Swedish == === Noun === trauma n a psychological trauma (medicine) a physical trauma ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== traumatisera (“traumatize”) traumatisk (“traumatic”) === References === trauma in Svensk ordbok (SO) trauma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) trauma in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)