trauma vs burn

trauma and burn both are nouns.

trauma is not a verb while burn is a verb.

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

As nouns, burn is a hyponym of trauma; that is, burn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trauma:

trauma: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
burn: an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation

Other hyponyms of trauma include brain damage, birth trauma, blast trauma, bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage, blunt trauma, bruise, contusion, bump, dislocation, electric shock, break, fracture, cryopathy, frostbite, intravasation, penetrating injury, penetrating trauma, pinch, rupture, bite, insect bite, sting, strain, whiplash, whiplash injury, wale, weal, welt, wheal, lesion, wound, pull, twist, wrench.

trauma (noun)	burn (noun)
an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects	damage inflicted by fire
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury	a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
	pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
	an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation

trauma (verb)	burn (verb)
	get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
	undergo combustion
	cause to undergo combustion
	destroy by fire
	damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation
	burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
	use up (energy)
	create by duplicating data
	feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
	cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
	feel hot or painful
	spend (significant amounts of money)
	execute by tying to a stake and setting alight
	shine intensely, as if with heat
	cause to burn or combust

Difference between trauma and burn

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