daño emocional
/daɲo emoθjonal/from spelling rules
The English phrase "emotional damage" can be translated into Spanish as daño emocional.
daño emocional is used to describe psychological harm or distress that results from a difficult relationship or a traumatic event.
Which one should you use?
lesiones emocionales can be used to specifically translate to "emotional injuries."
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries, daño psicológico is sometimes used as an alternative to daño emocional.
How do you pronounce it?
/daɲo emoθjonal/
Did you know?
- While English speakers often use 'emotional damage' as a humorous internet meme to react to a burn or insult, using daño emocional in a similar casual way in Spanish might sound too clinical or overly serious.
- In Spanish legal contexts, daño moral is the standard term used to claim compensation for emotional distress or suffering in a lawsuit.
- The word daño originates from a Proto-Indo-European root that originally meant 'expense' or 'investment'.
Examples in context
- El acoso escolar puede causar un daño emocional profundo.Bullying can cause profound emotional damage.
- Las lesiones emocionales pueden ser tan graves como las físicas.Emotional injuries can be as serious as physical ones.
- Terminar esa relación me causó un daño emocional muy fuerte.Ending that relationship caused me a lot of emotional damage.
- El divorcio provocó un gran dolor emocional en mi vida.The divorce caused me a lot of emotional pain.
- Ese episodio traumático dejó un daño psicológico considerable en la víctima.That traumatic episode caused considerable psychological damage to the victim.
- Su ruptura le causó un gran daño emocional.Her breakup caused her great emotional damage.
- Es difícil sanar el daño emocional de la infancia.It is difficult to heal the emotional damage from childhood.
- No quiero causar más daño emocional a mi familia.I do not want to cause more emotional damage to my family.
Example conversation
María and Mateo are discussing a difficult breakup.
- MaríaSiento que todavía tengo mucho daño emocional.I feel that I still have a lot of emotional damage.
- MateoEs normal sentirse así después de lo que pasó.It is normal to feel that way after what happened.
- MaríaMe cuesta confiar en las personas ahora.I find it hard to trust people now.
- MateoTómate tu tiempo para recuperarte, María.Take your time to recover, María.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries daño, emocional, CC BY-SA 4.0.
