transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrau̇-mə, ˈtrȯ- ]
noun
( plural traumas also trau·ma·ta -mə-tə)
Etymology: Greek traumat-, trauma wound, alteration of trōma; akin to Greek titrōskein to wound, tetrainein to pierce — more at throw
Date: circa 1693
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