how to pronounce trauma

/ˈtɹɔː.mə/

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trauma is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of trauma in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… that's killing corals it's the trauma of …”

meanings of trauma

noun:

Any serious injury to the body, often resulting from violence or an accident.
An emotional wound leading to psychological injury.
An event that causes great distress.

trauma frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word trauma occurs in english on average 5.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.