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Defenition of the word posttraumatic stress disorder

    • Defenition of the word posttraumatic stress disorder

      • Any condition that develops following some stressful situation or event; such as sleep disturbance, recurrent dreams, withdrawal or lack of concentration.
      • an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as guilt about surviving or reliving the trauma in dreams or numbness and lack of involvement with reality or recurrent thoughts and images
      • an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images

    Synonyms for the word posttraumatic stress disorder

      • PTSD

    Hyponyms for the word posttraumatic stress disorder

      • battle fatigue
      • combat fatigue
      • combat neurosis
      • shell shock

    Hypernyms for the word posttraumatic stress disorder

      • anxiety disorder

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