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trauma

[trou-muh, traw-] / ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ- /


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Like “Dance...,” the song was quick to go viral on social media, and the artist revealed that the song was made to process romantic trauma.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

And there are two kinds of toxic friendships: one that is transactional and one that is based in trauma.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

Women are more prone to infections and sepsis, and can suffer from severe and ongoing pain, as well having to deal with psychological trauma, anxiety and depression.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

I am an emergency physician at a busy trauma center, where patients now commonly check laboratory and radiology results via their patient portals before I have a chance to discuss those results with them.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

I find them hiding out on the trauma floor, several halls away from the ICU.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

"It's good to help others get through major disasters and traumas."

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

They had grandparents for the kids to stay with, so they did not go—as tens of thousands do each year—into state custody, with the many attendant traumas that entails.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

The repercussions of this method still reverberate through Panettiere’s life today, with the actress musing: “I’ve often wondered whether—unintentionally—I’ve brought on my traumas because I’m wired to think they’re good for me.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

When not looking backward, or inward to personal traumas, American novelists have turned their gaze to the uncertain future.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

One of the country's least-discussed postwar problems is how frequently combat veterans bring the traumas of war back with them and are incarcerated after returning to their communities.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Absorption takes place from the inner surface of the uterus or from traumata in the genital canal.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

He received several head traumata and suffered from enuresis in his early life.

From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various

The principal causes of primary keratitis are traumata and infection from the conjunctiva.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

We shall refer later on to those other exactly similar cases of cyclical depression which can nevertheless easily be traced back to mental traumata.

From Group Psychology and The Analysis of The Ego by Sigmund Freud




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