different between traumatic vs upsetting

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t????mæt?k/

Etymology 1

From the Latin traumaticus, from the Ancient Greek ??????????? (traumatikós), from ?????? (traûma).

Adjective

traumatic (comparative more traumatic, superlative most traumatic)

1. Of, caused by, or causing trauma.
   • 2011, September 18, Don Thompson and Ken Ritter, “Reno air race crash scene shows violence of impact”, Associated Press:

     "I've seen more patients, but never this many patients with this number of severe injuries," said Dr. Michael Morkin, chief of Renown's emergency department […] . "It was traumatic."

2. (medicine, dated) Of or relating to wounds; applied to wounds.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Coxe to this entry?)

3. (dated) Adapted to the cure of wounds; vulnerary.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Wiseman to this entry?)

4. Produced by wounds.

   traumatic tetanus

Antonyms

• non-traumatic
• nontraumatic
• untraumatic

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

From the Latin [medic?mentum] traumaticum, from traumaticus.

Noun

traumatic (plural traumatics)

1. (dated, medicine) A medicine for wounds; a vulnerary.

Interlingua

Adjective

traumatic (comparative plus traumatic, superlative le plus traumatic)

1. traumatic (pertaining to trauma)

Related terms

• trauma

Romanian

Etymology

From French traumatique, from Latin traumaticus.

Adjective

traumatic m or n (feminine singular traumatic?, masculine plural traumatici, feminine and neuter plural traumatice)

1. traumatic

Declension

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?t??

Verb

upsetting

1. present participle of upset

Noun

upsetting (plural upsettings)

1. The action of the verb upset.

Adjective

upsetting (comparative more upsetting, superlative most upsetting)

1. Causing upset; distressing.

   He found taking his cat to the vet to be put down very upsetting.

   The bodies lying at the scene of the crash were an upsetting sight.

2. (Scotland) Conceited; presumptuous.

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