post-traumatic stress disorder
noun /ˌpəʊst trɔːˌmætɪk ˈstres dɪsɔːdə(r)/
/ˌpəʊst trəˌmætɪk ˈstres dɪsɔːrdər/
[uncountable] (medical) (abbreviation PTSD
/ˌpiː tiː es ˈdiː/
/ˌpiː tiː es ˈdiː/
)- a medical condition in which a person suffers mental and emotional problems resulting from an experience that shocked them very much
- treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder