A traumatic event is an event that is or may be a cause of trauma. The term may refer to one of the followiong:
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traumatic event — event that has long term negative effects … English contemporary dictionary
Traumatic memories — The management of traumatic memories is important when treating mental health disorders such as post traumatic stress disorder. Traumatic memories can cause life problems even to individuals who do not meet the diagnostic criteria for a mental… … Wikipedia
traumatic nightmare — Also known as post traumatic nightmare. Both terms are used to denote a type of nightmare characterized by a long, frightening dream during which a traumatic event is re experienced exactly as it actually happened. Traumatic nightmares tend to … Dictionary of Hallucinations
event — e|vent [ ı vent ] noun count *** 1. ) something that happens, especially something that involves several people: the most traumatic event of my life a chain/sequence/series of events: The investigation uncovered a chain of events that could have… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
event */*/*/ — UK [ɪˈvent] / US noun Word forms event : singular event plural events 1) a) [countable] something that happens, especially something that involves several people the most traumatic event of my life events surrounding something: Police questioned… … English dictionary
traumatic — trau|mat|ic [tro:ˈmætık US tro: ] adj a traumatic experience is so shocking and upsetting that it affects you for a long time ▪ His son s death was the most traumatic event in Stan s life. >traumatically [ kli] adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
traumatic — adjective a traumatic experience is so shocking an upsetting that it affects you for a long time: The death of his son was the most traumatic event in Stan s life. traumatically / kli/ adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
traumatic — adjective the enduring pain of this traumatic event Syn: disturbing, shocking, distressing, upsetting, heartbreaking, painful, scarring, jolting, agonizing, hurtful, stressful, damaging, injurious, harmful, awful, terrible, devastating, harrowing … Thesaurus of popular words
Traumatic brain injury — See also: Brain injury (disambiguation) Traumatic brain injury Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
event — noun 1 sth that happens ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, important, major, significant ▪ historic, key, landmark, life changing … Collocations dictionary
