trauma vs welt

trauma and welt both are nouns.

trauma is not a verb while welt is a verb.

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

As nouns, welt is a hyponym of trauma; that is, welt 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
welt: a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

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

trauma (noun)	welt (noun)
an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects	a raised or strengthened seam
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury	a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

trauma (verb)	welt (verb)
	put a welt on
	beat severely with a whip or rod

Difference between trauma and welt

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.