dislocation vs trauma

trauma vs dislocation

dislocation and trauma both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dislocation	Yes	No	No	No
trauma	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, trauma is a hypernym of dislocation; that is, trauma is a word with a broader meaning than dislocation:

dislocation: a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
trauma: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

Other hypernyms of dislocation include harm, hurt, injury.

dislocation (noun)	trauma (noun)
the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue	an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects
an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity	any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)

Difference between dislocation and trauma

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