Added 9 October 2026
traumatic
/tɹɔːˈmætɪk/ adjective
Latin root: traumaticus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about traumatic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body.
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Psychologically painful.
few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child
Origin
From the Latin traumaticus, from the Ancient Greek τραυματικός (traumatikós), from τραῦμα (traûma). By surface analysis, trauma + -tic.
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