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trauma
1 a: an injury (as a wound) to living tissue caused by an extrinsic agent b: a disordered psychic or behavioral state resulting from severe mental or emotional stress or physical injury c: an emotional upset <the personal trauma of an executive who is not living up to his own expectations — Karen W. Arenson>2: an agent, force, or mechanism that causes trauma
— trau·mat·ic
 \trə-ˈma-tik, trȯ-, trau̇-\ adjective — trau·mat·i·cal·ly
\-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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