Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retraumatization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-trauma-ti-za-tion
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A relapse into a state of trauma, triggered by a subsequent event.

Uncountable

Etymology

From re- + traumatization.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

retraumatizations (plural)

Questions

What does retraumatization mean?: A relapse into a state of trauma, triggered by a subsequent event.
Where does retraumatization come from?: From re- + traumatization.

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