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    trauma
    trau‧ma /ˈtrɔːmə, ˈtraʊmə $ ˈtraʊmə, ˈtrɒː-/ noun
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: Greek
     Origin: 'wound'
    1. [countable] an unpleasant and upsetting experience that affects you for a long time:
        traumas such as death or divorce
    2. [uncountable] a mental state of extreme shock caused by a very frightening or unpleasant experience
        trauma of
        the trauma of being a young refugee
        the emotional trauma of rape
    3. [uncountable and countable] technical an injury:
        the hospital’s trauma unit