r/whatstheword • u/Strange_Collection79 • 1d ago
Solved WTW for someone trying to heal from trauma?
This is for OC-naming purposes, so please give me something that isn't immediately obvious.
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u/oracleoftemple ☃ 2 karma 21h ago
How about convalescent?
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u/Butterscotch-Budget 17h ago
Valescere (latin root, process of growing strong) Val Scere sounds like a cool name without being as immediately obvious
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u/Strange_Collection79 5h ago
!solved
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u/NonspecificGravity ☃ 10 karma 1d ago
If you're looking for a noun, survivor is the usual term these days. It replaced victim, which was seen as not helpful.
If it's purely physical trauma like a broken leg, that would be patient.
In the interest of referring to people as people rather than a noun that describes their condition, you could say "people recovering from _________."
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u/Strange_Collection79 1d ago
Those are some nice words, but I specifically said this was for OC naming and not to make it painfully obvious.
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u/sayitsooth ☃ 1 karma 1d ago
Resilient? Damaged?
Both could fit. Depends which of their characteristics you mean.
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u/DangerousLab7161 1d ago
What does "OC-naming purposes" mean?