trauma

See also: Trauma

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɔː.mə/, /ˈtɹaʊ.mə/

Rhymes: -ɔːmə, -aʊmə

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɔ.mə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɒ.mə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɑ.mə/

Noun

trauma (countable and uncountable, plural traumas or traumata)

1. Any serious injury to the body, often resulting from violence or an accident.
2. An emotional wound leading to psychological injury.
   • 2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in Guardian‎^[1]:

     Jailing her on Wednesday, magistrate Liz Clyne told Robins: "You have shown little remorse either for the death of the kitten or the trauma to your former friend Sarah Knutton." She was also banned from keeping animals for 10 years.

3. An event that causes great distress.

Derived terms

• phonotrauma
• traumatism
• traumatise/traumatize
• trauma incidence reduction

Descendants

• → Japanese: トラウマ

Translations

serious injury to the body

• Arabic: إِصَابَة f (ʔiṣāba)
• Armenian: վնասվածք (hy) (vnasvackʻ)
• Belarusian: тра́ўма f (tráŭma)
• Bulgarian: тра́вма f (trávma)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 負傷／负伤 (zh) (fùshāng), 负伤 (zh) (fùshāng), 損傷／损伤 (zh) (sǔnshāng), 损伤 (zh) (sǔnshāng), 外傷／外伤 (zh) (wàishāng), 外伤 (zh) (wàishāng), 創傷／创伤 (zh), 创伤 (zh) (chuāngshāng)

• Czech: trauma (cs) n, úraz (cs) m
• Dutch: trauma (nl) n
• Finnish: vamma (fi), ruumiinvamma (fi); trauma (fi) (medical profession jargon)
• French: traumatisme (fr)
• Galician: trauma (gl) f, traumatismo m
• German: Trauma (de) n
• Greek: τραύμα (el) n (trávma)
• Hebrew: טְרָאוּמָה (he) f (trá'uma)
• Hungarian: trauma (hu), sérülés (hu), seb (hu), sebesülés (hu)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Indonesian: trauma (id)
• Italian: trauma (it) m
• Japanese: 外傷 (がいしょう, gaishō), 損傷 (ja) (そんしょう, sonshō)
• Korean: 외상 (oesang) (外傷 (ko)), 손상 (ko) (sonsang)
• Macedonian: траума f (trauma)
• Maori: ngaukino, pāmamaetanga
• Polish: uraz (pl) m
• Portuguese: traumatismo m
• Russian: тра́вма (ru) f (trávma)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: траума f

  Roman: trauma (sh) f

• Slovak: trauma n, urážka (sk) f
• Slovene: travma f, poškodba (sl) f
• Turkish: travma (tr), sakatlık (tr)
• Ukrainian: тра́вма (uk) f (trávma)
• Vietnamese: chấn thương

emotional wound

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 精神創傷／精神创伤, 精神创伤 (jīngshén chuāngshāng), 心理阴影 (xīnlǐyīnyǐng)

• Czech: trauma (cs) n
• Dutch: trauma (nl) n
• Finnish: trauma (fi)
• French: traumatisme (fr)
• Galician: trauma (gl) f
• German: Trauma (de) n
• Hebrew: טראומה (he) f (trɑʾumɑ)
• Hungarian: trauma (hu), megrázkódtatás (hu)
• Indonesian: trauma (id)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: トラウマ (torauma), 心的外傷 (shinteki gaishō), 心の傷 (kokoro no kizu)
• Korean: 정신적 외상 (jeongsinjeok oesang), 정신적 외상 (jeongsinjeok oesang)
• Maori: whētuki
• Polish: trauma (pl) f, uraz psychiczny m
• Portuguese: trauma (pt) m
• Russian: тра́вма (ru) f (trávma), ра́на (ru) f (rána)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: траума f

  Roman: trauma (sh) f

• Turkish: travma (tr)

event

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 痛苦的經歷／痛苦的经历, 痛苦的经历 (tòngkǔ de jīnglì), 挫折 (zh) (cuòzé)

• Dutch: trauma (nl) n
• Finnish: trauma (fi)
• French: traumatisme (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Trauma (de) n
• Hebrew: טראומה (he) f (trɑʾumɑ)
• Hungarian: megrázó/traumatikus esemény
• Portuguese: trauma (pt) m
• Russian: тра́вма (ru) f (trávma)
• Spanish: trauma (es) m
• Turkish: travma (tr)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} trauma (es) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Anagrams

• Murata, Tamura, matura

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Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtɾaw.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtɾaw.ma]

Noun

trauma m (plural traumes)

1. trauma

Derived terms

• traumatitzar

Related terms

• traumàtic

Further reading

• “trauma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “trauma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “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.

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Czech

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek τραῦμᾰ (traûma, “wound”) via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Trauma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtraʊ̯ma/

Noun

trauma n

1. trauma

Related terms

• traumatický
• traumatizovat
• traumatologie

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Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τραῦμᾰ (traûma, “wound”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

trauma n (plural trauma's or traumata, diminutive traumaatje n)

1. trauma

Derived terms

• traumatisch
• traumatiseren

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Finnish

Etymology

< Ancient Greek τραῦμᾰ (traûma, “wound”).

Noun

trauma

1. trauma

Declension

Inflection of trauma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		trauma	traumat
genitive		trauman	traumojen
partitive		traumaa	traumoja
illative		traumaan	traumoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		trauma	traumat
accusative	nom.	trauma	traumat
	gen.	trauman
genitive		trauman	traumojen traumain rare
partitive		traumaa	traumoja
inessive		traumassa	traumoissa
elative		traumasta	traumoista
illative		traumaan	traumoihin
adessive		traumalla	traumoilla
ablative		traumalta	traumoilta
allative		traumalle	traumoille
essive		traumana	traumoina
translative		traumaksi	traumoiksi
abessive		traumatta	traumoitta
instructive		—	traumoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of trauma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative traumani traumani accusative nom. traumani traumani gen. traumani genitive traumani traumojeni traumaini rare partitive traumaani traumojani inessive traumassani traumoissani elative traumastani traumoistani illative traumaani traumoihini adessive traumallani traumoillani ablative traumaltani traumoiltani allative traumalleni traumoilleni essive traumanani traumoinani translative traumakseni traumoikseni abessive traumattani traumoittani instructive — — comitative — traumoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative traumasi traumasi accusative nom. traumasi traumasi gen. traumasi genitive traumasi traumojesi traumaisi rare partitive traumaasi traumojasi inessive traumassasi traumoissasi elative traumastasi traumoistasi illative traumaasi traumoihisi adessive traumallasi traumoillasi ablative traumaltasi traumoiltasi allative traumallesi traumoillesi essive traumanasi traumoinasi translative traumaksesi traumoiksesi abessive traumattasi traumoittasi instructive — — comitative — traumoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative traumamme traumamme accusative nom. traumamme traumamme gen. traumamme genitive traumamme traumojemme traumaimme rare partitive traumaamme traumojamme inessive traumassamme traumoissamme elative traumastamme traumoistamme illative traumaamme traumoihimme adessive traumallamme traumoillamme ablative traumaltamme traumoiltamme allative traumallemme traumoillemme essive traumanamme traumoinamme translative traumaksemme traumoiksemme abessive traumattamme traumoittamme instructive — — comitative — traumoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative traumanne traumanne accusative nom. traumanne traumanne gen. traumanne genitive traumanne traumojenne traumainne rare partitive traumaanne traumojanne inessive traumassanne traumoissanne elative traumastanne traumoistanne illative traumaanne traumoihinne adessive traumallanne traumoillanne ablative traumaltanne traumoiltanne allative traumallenne traumoillenne essive traumananne traumoinanne translative traumaksenne traumoiksenne abessive traumattanne traumoittanne instructive — — comitative — traumoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative traumansa traumansa accusative nom. traumansa traumansa gen. traumansa genitive traumansa traumojensa traumainsa rare partitive traumaansa traumojaan traumojansa inessive traumassaan traumassansa traumoissaan traumoissansa elative traumastaan traumastansa traumoistaan traumoistansa illative traumaansa traumoihinsa adessive traumallaan traumallansa traumoillaan traumoillansa ablative traumaltaan traumaltansa traumoiltaan traumoiltansa allative traumalleen traumallensa traumoilleen traumoillensa essive traumanaan traumanansa traumoinaan traumoinansa translative traumakseen traumaksensa traumoikseen traumoiksensa abessive traumattaan traumattansa traumoittaan traumoittansa instructive — — comitative — traumoineen traumoinensa

Anagrams

• maarut, murtaa

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French

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek τραῦμᾰ (traûma, “wound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁo.ma/

Noun

trauma m (plural traumas)

1. (medicine) trauma (a localised injury produced by an external action)
2. (psychology and psychoanalysis, elliptical use for trauma psychique) psychic trauma

Synonyms

• (psychic trauma): traumatisme psychique

Derived terms

• trauma acoustique
• trauma auditif
• trauma parodontal
• trauma psychique
• trauma sonore

References

• “trauma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Galician

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”).

Noun

trauma m (plural traumas)

1. an emotional wound
2. (medicine) trauma; serious physical injury

Related terms

• traumático
• traumatismo
• traumatizar

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Interlingua

Noun

trauma (plural traumas)

1. trauma

Related terms

• traumatic

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Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”).

Noun

trauma m (plural traumi)

1. trauma

Anagrams

• matura, murata

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Portuguese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -awma

Noun

trauma m (plural traumas)

1. trauma (emotional wound)
2. trauma (event that causes great distress)
3. (medicine) trauma (serious injury to the body)

Synonyms

• (serious injury): traumatismo

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trǎuma/
• Hyphenation: tra‧u‧ma

Noun

tràuma f (Cyrillic spelling тра̀ума)

1. trauma

Declension

Declension of trauma

	singular	plural
nominative	tràuma	traume
genitive	traume	trȁūmā
dative	traumi	traumama
accusative	traumu	traume
vocative	traumo	traume
locative	traumi	traumama
instrumental	traumom	traumama

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɾa̠w.ma̠]

Noun

trauma m (plural traumas)

1. (medicine, psychology) trauma

Derived terms

• traumatizar
• traumático
• traumatizante
• traumado

Anagrams

• mutara
• mutará