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Traumatised vs Injured - What's the difference?

traumatised | injured |

As verbs the difference between traumatised and injured

is that traumatised is (traumatise) while injured is (injure).

traumatised

English

Verb

(head)
  • (traumatise)

  • traumatise

    English

    Alternative forms

    * traumatize (American English )

    Verb

  • (pathology ) To injure, e.g. tissues, by force or by thermal, chemical or other agents.
  • (psychiatry'') To cause a trauma in; as, ''to be traumatised by a childhood experience .
  • injured

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (injure)
  • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "injured" is often applied: man, woman, child, worker, employee, patient, athlete, player, driver, passenger, victim, animal, horse, dog, bird, body, knee, ankle, back, muscle, tissue, leg, arm, hand, foot, head, eye, feelings.