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Well, no, the usual definition of trauma involves being "outside the normal range of human experiences". Having cancer is extremely distressing but it is not tr
by RandomThoughts3 2y ago
Well, no, the usual definition of trauma involves being "outside the normal range of human experiences". Having cancer is extremely distressing but it is not trauma.
Anyway, yours and the other answer I got confirm what I though. The word definition has indeed been widely broadened in the US.
- kranke155 2y agolate 17th century: from Greek, literally ‘wound’ - a deeply distressing or disturbing experience. What's your definition.
- RandomThoughts3 2y ago"a powerful psychological shock that has damaging effects" OED, unchanged since 1917 A trauma is not just a distressing experience. That’s silly. We wouldn’t even have needed a new word if that was the case. Why weaken and therefore overall diminish the English language?
- kranke155 2y agoSo you literally went to another dictionary to prove yourself right? Must be fun.