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τραύμα
wound / trauma (physical injury or psychological shock) /traˈvma/
nounB1#1325 most common
Also: injury, psychological trauma
Example sentences
Έχω ένα τραύμα στο χέρι.
I have a wound on my hand.
Ο γιατρός καθάρισε το τραύμα.
The doctor cleaned the wound.
Το τραύμα του χρειάστηκε ράμματα.
His wound needed stitches.
Μετά το ατύχημα, έμεινε με ένα βαθύ ψυχολογικό τραύμα.
After the accident, he was left with a deep psychological trauma.
Τα παιδικά τραύματα μπορούν να επηρεάσουν τη συμπεριφορά ενός ανθρώπου για χρόνια.
Childhood traumas can affect a person's behavior for years.
Η θεραπεία αποσκοπεί στην επεξεργασία του συναισθηματικού τραύματος που προκάλεσε η απώλεια.
The therapy aims to work through the emotional trauma caused by the loss.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το τραύμα | τα τραύματα |
| Genitive | του τραύματος | των τραυμάτων |
| Accusative | το τραύμα | τα τραύματα |
| Vocative | τραύμα | τραύματα |
Word family
τραυματίζωto wound, to injure
τραυματισμόςinjury, the act of woundingτραυματικόςtraumatic
τραυματίαςan injured person, a casualtyτραυματολογίαtraumatology, the medical study of injuries
Etymology
Τραύμα comes from ancient Greek τραῦμα, meaning a wound or injury. It is related to the verb τιτρώσκω, to wound. English borrowed the word directly as trauma, first for physical wounds and later, in the 19th and 20th centuries, for psychological injury.
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