post-traumatic stress disordernoun [ U ]
uk/ˌpəʊst.trɔːˌmæt.ɪk ˈstres.dɪˌsɔː.dər/us/ˌpoʊst.trɑːˌmæt̬.ɪk ˈstres.dɪˌsɔːr.dɚ/abbreviation PTSD specializeda mental condition in which a person suffers severe anxiety and depression after a very frightening or shocking experience, such as an accident or a war
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- male menopause
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- persecution complex
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- schizophrenia
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