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      trauma
      noun
      an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects
      any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
      Roots
      titroskeintrauma- · Greek · to wound, pierce
      Synonyms for trauma
      traumatismninjurynhurtvconcussionndecompensationn
      Words related to trauma
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