Synonyms for trauma
ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ-; -mə tətrau·ma

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1. injury, hurt, harm, traumanoun

   any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

   Synonyms:
   hurt, wound, injury, distress, detriment, harm, accidental injury, psychic trauma, impairment, suffering, damage, scathe, combat injury

2. trauma, psychic traumanoun

   an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects

   Synonyms:
   injury, hurt, psychic trauma, harm

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1. List of paraphrases for "trauma":

   injury, shock, injuries, shocks, traumatic

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1. Medaria Arradondo:

   I am absolutely sorry for the pain, devastation and trauma Mr. Floyd's death has left on Philonise Floyd family, Philonise Floyd loved ones, Minneapolis and the world.

2. Alistair Boulton:

   Those places are very, very precious. There are perhaps 100,000 people a year who manage to be referred for third country resettlement, syria alone has four million refugees, including massive numbers of people in acute crisis, with unbelievable trauma.

3. Donald Trump:

   You look at his life, until this happened, what a change he's gone through. The trauma for a man who has never had any accusations, i want them to do a very comprehensive investigation.

4. Randolph Lee:

   His primary motive in pleading guilty today was to spare the children who would testify the trauma (and) the embarrassment.

5. Erin Martinez:

   Our family's trauma should not be the subject of a horrible political ad, we have worked very hard to create a positive legacy for my husband Mark and my brother Joey to ensure no one relives our nightmare.