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精神的外傷 (seishintekigaishou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

精せい神しん的てき外がい傷しょう

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Meanings

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psychological trauma

Formal or clinical term for psychological trauma, synonymous with トラウマ and 心的外傷.

See also: トラウマ · 心的外傷

幼よう少しょう期きの精せい神しん的てき外がい傷しょうが大人おとなになっ

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Psychological trauma from childhood can still have an effect in adulthood.

Kanji

精refined, ghost, fairy
神gods, mind, soul
的bull's eye, mark, target
外outside
傷wound, hurt, injure

Related words

トラウマ
Common loanword for 'trauma', used in everyday conversation. 精神的外傷 is more formal and clinical.
心しん的てき外がい傷しょう
Synonym used especially in medical/psychological contexts; often seen in the phrase 心的外傷後ストレス障害 (PTSD).

Built from

精せい神しん的てき+外がい傷しょう

Etymology

Compound of 精神的 (psychological) + 外傷 (external wound, injury). The term is a direct translation of the English 'psychological trauma'.