Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun trauma
2 senses of trauma
Sense 1
injury, hurt, harm, trauma -- (any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.)
=> ill health, unhealthiness, health problem -- (a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain)
Sense 2
trauma, psychic trauma -- (an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects)
=> psychological state, psychological condition, mental state, mental condition -- ((psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state")