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trauma

[trau-muh, traw-] / ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ- /


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Sometimes it misses grief, trauma, a broken relationship, poor sleep or a life lived out of alignment.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

"But several lifesaving supply lines in WHO's Aden warehouse are already at zero stock, including trauma kits and essential medicines," Heinzelmann said, appealing for more funding.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

"The 18-year-old girl suffering from severe mental illness and near-debilitating trauma no longer exists," her attorneys said.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

A year ago, she told the New York Times that she’s been through a lot, but being candid about the trauma has given her purpose.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

And even if you disregard that part of it, there was strong evidence that the death penalty should not be imposed because of Herbert's trauma, military service, and childhood difficulties.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Others are putting their money on Antiguan-American author Jamaica Kincaid, whose work deals with exile, identity and the traumas inherited from colonialism, or on Chinese writer Can Xue.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

There were hardships and traumas, periods of institutionalization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

For some, it has worsened their traumas, it said.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

“Patients were tired of being told that their debilitating psychological problems . . . were caused by childhood traumas or bad parenting.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 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

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

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

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

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

From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various




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