Trauma and Wreck

Trauma

Trauma noun - An emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects.

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Wreck and trauma are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wreck" instead a noun "Trauma".

Nearby Words: traumatic, traumatize

Wreck noun - The portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed.

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Trauma and wreck are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Trauma" instead a noun "Wreck".

Nearby Words: wrecked, wrecker, wreckage, wrecking

emotional	emotional trauma	emotional wreck
physical	physical trauma	physical wreck
complete	complete trauma	complete wreck
nasty	nasty trauma	nasty wreck
Other adjectives: massive, serious, horrible, mental, psychological, horrific.

Instead, there is one major trauma — which, when touched upon, opens up a heaving wall of repressed guilt and grief, and renders the mobster an emotional wreck for weeks.

Source: Single-Issue Psychology
These require far worse trauma of a similar nature to the first trigger, and usually leave the person in question a complete wreck.

Source: Traumatic Superpower Awakening
When sober, he's a bit of a paranoid wreck due to battle-related trauma incurred when he was still a soldier defending Roca.

Source: Manga / Culdcept

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