trauma vs wound

wound vs trauma

trauma and wound both are nouns.

trauma is not an adjective while wound is an adjective.

trauma is not a verb while wound is a verb.

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

As nouns, wound is a hyponym of trauma; that is, wound 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
wound: an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

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, welt, wheal, lesion, pull, twist, wrench.

trauma (noun)	wound (noun)
an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects	the act of inflicting a wound
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury	a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
	a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)
	an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

trauma (adjective)	wound (adjective)
	put in a coil

trauma (verb)	wound (verb)
	cause injuries or bodily harm to
	hurt the feelings of

Difference between trauma and wound

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