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trauma

[trou-muh, traw-] / ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ- /


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Neither of us felt particularly protected by the law of marriage, and both of us had trauma around the crumbling reality of it.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Alcott's injury is more akin to running into something very fast – technically known as a blunt trauma injury.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Infertility physician Ido Feferkorn, an expert in trauma-informed care in a clinical setting, reminded me in an interview that trauma is a problem of lost control, communication, and agency.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

While he said significant progress had been made in recognising trauma, Edwards said support had remained inadequate, particularly in the long-term.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

I must’ve suffered some kind of brain trauma, because no matter how many times I blink or shake my head, they’re still there.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

Brooke Warner, publisher of She Writes Press and co-host of the Memoir Nation podcast, says this has put pressure on memoirists to push the envelope and find ever-more-shocking traumas to mine.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 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

Both Clark and Mary wrestle with their individual traumas, but the specific points of their histories are explored with less interest than the Backrooms themselves.

From Salon May 30, 2026

But he was still recovering from the trauma of the war as well as some serious traumas that preceded his military experience.

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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