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Trauma vs Startled - What's the difference?

trauma | startled |

As a noun trauma

is .

As an adjective startled is

frightened.

As a verb startled is

(startle).

trauma

English

(wikipedia trauma)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any serious injury to the body, often resulting from violence or an accident.
  • An emotional wound leading to psychological injury.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 14 , author=Steven Morris , title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=Jailing her on Wednesday, magistrate Liz Clyne told Robins: "You have shown little remorse either for the death of the kitten or the trauma to your former friend Sarah Knutton." She was also banned from keeping animals for 10 years.}}
  • An event that causes great distress.

    • Derived terms

    * traumatism * traumatise/traumatize * trauma incidence reduction

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    startled

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Frightened.
  • Extremely shocked.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (startle)