Trauma

Wednesday 21^st September 2016

Trauma /ˈtrɔːmə/

Noun (pl) -mata (-mətə), -mas

1. (psychol) a powerful shock that may have long-lasting effects

2. (pathol) any bodily injury or wound

Derived Forms

Adjective - traumatic (trɔːˈmætɪk)  
Adverb - traumatically

Quote

Doesn't matter how tough we are, trauma always leaves a scar. It follows us home, it changes our lives, trauma messes everybody up, but maybe that's the point. All the pain and the fear and the crap. Maybe going through all of that is what keeps us moving forward. It's what pushes us. Maybe we have to get a little messed up, before we can step up.

Alex (narrating) – Grey’s Anatomy

Origin

C18: from Greek: a wound

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