PTSD

English

Noun

PTSD (uncountable)

  1. Initialism of post-traumatic stress disorder.
    • 2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 13:
      I read that parents suffering from PTSD are more likely to hit their children.
    • 2021 February 11, Jen Rose Smith, “Aromas can evoke beloved journeys — or voyages not yet taken”, in The Washington Post[1], Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 June 2025:
      But Wisniewski explained that the most promising aromatic journeys, like those designed by Verbeek, are not always sweet smelling. Treating PTSD requires re-creating battlefield aromas, for example, while firefighters might train in smoke-scented simulations.

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Etymology

Borrowed from English PTSD.

Noun

PTSD(ピーティーエスディー) • (pī-tī-esu-dī

  1. synonym of 心的外傷後ストレス障害 (shinteki gaishōgo sutoresu shōgai, post-traumatic stress disorder); PTSD