trauma
Example Sentences
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The mother said the ordeal had a "devastating impact" on their family and her son is experiencing "extreme trauma and stress".
From BBC
The “duck and cover” drills are always treated as the baby boomers’ comic trauma, but it wasn’t so comic.
The church was "seeking to become more trauma informed, listening to survivors and victims of abuse", she said in an interview with the BBC this week.
From Barron's
Psychological trauma, social fragmentation, and economic dislocation are persistent scars that can span generations.
From Salon
Ms. Andrade admits to having suffered trauma in her life, though the details are vague.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
