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retraumatization

retraumatization noun: a relapse into a state of trauma, triggered by a subsequent event.

Noun

retraumatization (usually uncountable, plural retraumatizations)

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

Forms of retraumatization

pluralretraumatizations

Origin of retraumatization

From re- + traumatization.

Questions about retraumatization

What does retraumatization mean?
Retraumatization means a relapse into a state of trauma, triggered by a subsequent event.
What part of speech is retraumatization?
Retraumatization is a noun.
What is the plural of retraumatization?
The plural of retraumatization is retraumatizations.

Words near retraumatization in the dictionary

  1. retraumatisations
  2. retraumatise
  3. retraumatised
  4. retraumatises
  5. retraumatising
  6. retraumatization
  7. retraumatizations
  8. retraumatize
  9. retraumatized
  10. retraumatizes
  11. retraumatizing

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