French Conversation · Level 119
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French word
traumatisme
Pronunciation
IPA/tʁomatizm/
Meaning
- masculine nountrauma
Example
Après l'accident, elle souffre d'un traumatisme psychologique.
After the accident, she suffers from psychological trauma.
More examples
Son comportement s'explique par un traumatisme infantile.
His behavior can be explained by childhood trauma.
Core concept
A shock that remains lodged in the mind and disrupts ordinary functioning long after the event.
Common phrases
traumatisme infantile
childhood trauma
traiter un traumatisme
treat a trauma
réaction à un traumatisme
reaction to a trauma
Similar words
choc: A powerful emotional shock that causes severe short-term upset.
blessure: A wound to the body or mind that causes pain or damage.
séquelle: A long-term consequence or health problem following an illness or accident.
souffrance: A state of mental or physical distress and suffering.
Definition in French
État résultant d'un choc émotionnel intense, marqué par des souvenirs intrusifs, une détresse prolongée ou des difficultés de fonctionnement.
Word origin
The French noun traumatisme developed in medical language from Greek trauma through Latin, with -isme forming the name of a state or process.
Usage tips
- Traumatisme psychologique is the clearest phrase for the psychological sense, while traumatisme alone can also denote a bodily injury in medical contexts.
Other meanings
- injurynoun
Opposites
- guérisonhealingnoun
Related words
- traumatisertraumatizeverb
- traumatisétraumatizedadjective