trauma

noun4

1. •
   Any injury to the body of a living thing.
2. •
   harm to the mind that stays after a very bad or shocking experience

   • What these patients eventually realized was that they all had trauma that had fed into their addictions.
3. •
   An event that causes great distress.

   • The earthquake here 14 years ago was a national trauma that still affects the economy today.
4. •
   Serious injury, resulting from predation, violence, an accident such as a fall, a vehicle crash, etc.

   • We're not talking about paper cuts or sprains here — we're talking about trauma.