post-traumatic stress disorder noun
post-traumatic stress disorder
noun
Learner's definition of POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
[noncount] medical
: a mental condition that can affect a person who has had a very shocking or difficult experience (such as fighting in a war) and that is usually characterized by depression, anxiety, etc.创伤后应激障碍 —
abbreviation PTSD — called also post-traumatic stress syndrome