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trauma

[trou-muh, traw-] / ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ- /


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Hochman said the victims’ families have urged him to fight to keep them secret, expressing concern that releasing more details about the slayings will “cause them additional trauma and harm.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Helmets became a matter of keen public interest 20 years ago, after researchers linked football-related head trauma with the brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

K Kawshigan claimed that Nora Tan's rejection brought him emotional trauma and caused damage to his reputation.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Children can, at times, sense their parents’ trauma surfacing in seemingly unrelated interactions, when Mom loses her temper or Dad goes silent.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

“You can’t frighten me. I’ve already had my trauma for the day.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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

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

“He had problems, possibly certain childhood traumas that had affected him. He was misunderstood. Underneath I think he was a caring and sensitive person.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

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

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




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