Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

posttraumatic

/pˌoʊsttɹɔmˈætɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: post-trau-mat-ic
IPA: /pˌoʊsttɹɔmˈætɪk/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

After, or as a result of, a trauma.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English traumatic English posttraumatic From post- + traumatic.

Inflected Forms

post-traumatic (alternative)

Phrases

posttraumatic stress disorder posttraumatic embitterment disorder post-traumatic embitterment disorder

Rhymes With

democratic dramatic automatic diplomatic static problematic systematic traumatic post-traumatic attic cinematic pragmatic

Questions

How do you pronounce posttraumatic?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˌoʊsttɹɔmˈætɪk/.
What does posttraumatic mean?: After, or as a result of, a trauma.
Where does posttraumatic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English traumatic English posttraumatic From post- + traumatic.

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