a deeply distressing or disturbing experience
痛苦,创伤
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they were reluctant to talk about the traumas of the revolution .他们不愿意谈起革命时期的痛苦经历。
[mass noun]emotional shock following a stressful event or a physical injury, which may be associated with physical shock, and sometimes leads to long-term neurosis
情感创伤,精神冲击。
[mass noun]
【医】 外伤,损伤。
" late 17th cent.: from Greek, literally ‘wound’. "