Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trauma dump

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: trau-ma -dump
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To divulge one's personal difficulties inappropriately or without the consent of the listener.

Informal

Example Sentences

"I am not these men's therapists and I am not here for them to trauma dump while they neglect to consider my feelings or even listen to my stories."
"He was meant to be making Adam feel better, not trauma dumping his own sorry past."
"Many [professors] are happy to accommodate students or compromise on deadlines to an extent. There's no need to trauma-dump in your email—keep it simple and polite. Outline briefly where you're struggling and offer a time frame or plan that would allow you to complete the work in full."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

trauma dumps (present, singular) trauma dumping (participle, present) trauma dumped (participle, past) trauma dumped (past) trauma-dump (alternative)

Phrases

trauma dumping too much information

Frequently Paired Words

trauma dumping overshare too much information

Questions

What does trauma dump mean?: To divulge one's personal difficulties inappropriately or without the consent of the listener.

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