The meaning of Trauma

noun

The process of scraping or wearing something away.

Usage examples:

The metal is resistant to abrasion

noun

The gradual rubbing away of the surface of rock, for example, by other rock, water, or a glacier (= large moving mass of ice)

noun

An injury appearing as an area of discoloured skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact rupturing underlying blood vessels.

Usage examples:

His body was a mass of bruises after he had been attacked

verb

Inflict a bruise or bruises on (a part of the body).

Usage examples:

I fell and bruised my knee

noun

A region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise.

Usage examples:

A dark contusion on his cheek was beginning to swell

noun

A bruise

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

Usage examples:

He cut his toe on a sharp stone

noun

A stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane.

Usage examples:

He could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife

verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument

noun

Physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something.

Usage examples:

Bombing caused extensive damage to the town

verb

Inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.

Usage examples:

The car was badly damaged in the accident

verb

To harm or spoil something

Usage examples:

Many buildings were badly damaged by the earthquake., news reports damaged the senator’s reputation…

verb

Cause pain or injury to.

Usage examples:

Ow! you're hurting me!

adjective

Physically injured.

Usage examples:

He complained of a hurt leg and asked his trainer to stop the fight

noun

Physical injury; harm.

Usage examples:

Rolling properly into a fall minimizes hurt

noun

An instance of being injured.

Usage examples:

She suffered an injury to her back

noun

Physical harm or damage done to a living thing

Usage examples:

[ c ] he was removed from the game with a knee injury., [ u ] they were lucky to escape injury.

noun

Physical harm that is done to someone

Usage examples:

A long period of injury, injury to sb/sth the plaintiff had claimed damages for injury to his healt…

noun

A deep cut or tear in skin or flesh.

Usage examples:

He suffered lacerations to his head and face

noun

A cut

Usage examples:

The boy had received horrific injuries in the attack, including lacerations to both arms., the body…

noun

A region in an organ or tissue which has suffered damage through injury or disease, such as a wound, ulcer, abscess, or tumour.

Usage examples:

We also recorded the presence and severity of scabies, abscesses, and fungal lesions.

noun

An injury to a person’s body or to an organ

adjective

(of a part of one's body) painful or aching.

Usage examples:

She had a sore throat

noun

A raw or painful place on the body.

Usage examples:

All of us had sores and infections on our hands

adverb

Extremely; severely.

Usage examples:

They were sore afraid

noun

An injury to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact, typically one in which the skin is cut or broken.

Usage examples:

A knife wound

verb

Inflict a wound on.

Usage examples:

The sergeant was seriously wounded

verb

Past and past participle of wind2.

adjective

Causing physical injury.

Usage examples:

Crossbows and deadly wounding darts

verb

Inflict a wound on.

Usage examples:

The sergeant was seriously wounded

verb

Present participle of wound

Usage examples:

Flying glass wounded her in the face and neck., the police chief was badly wounded in the explosion…