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retraumatisation

retraumatisation is the alternative form of retraumatization.

Meaning of retraumatization

Noun

retraumatization (usually uncountable, plural retraumatizations)

  1. (usually) A relapse into a state of trauma, triggered by a subsequent event.

Forms of retraumatisation

pluralretraumatisations

Origin of retraumatisation

From re- + traumatisation.

Questions about retraumatisation

What is retraumatisation the alternative form of?
Retraumatisation is the alternative form of retraumatization.

Words near retraumatisation in the dictionary

  1. retraps
  2. retrate
  3. retrated
  4. retrates
  5. retrating
  6. retraumatisation
  7. retraumatisations
  8. retraumatise
  9. retraumatised
  10. retraumatises
  11. retraumatising

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