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traumatize

[ trou-muh-tahyz, traw- ]

verb (used with object)

traumatized, traumatizing.
  1. Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
  2. Psychiatry. to cause a trauma in (the mind):

    to be traumatized by a childhood experience.



traumatize

/ ˈ³Ù°ùɔ˳¾É™ËŒ³Ù²¹Éª³ú /

verb

  1. tr to wound or injure (the body)
  2. to subject or be subjected to mental trauma
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ³Ù°ù²¹³Ü³¾²¹³Ù¾±Ëˆ³ú²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù°ù²¹³Üm²¹Â·³Ù¾±Â·³ú²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·³Ù°ù²¹³Üm²¹Â·³Ù¾±³ú±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of traumatize1

First recorded in 1900–05, traumatize is from the Greek word ³Ù°ù²¹³Ü³¾²¹³Ùí³ú±ð¾±²Ô to wound. See traumatic, -ize
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“They have nightmares at night,†said Fileto, who described the children as deeply traumatized.

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As much as Maria was traumatized, I believe he was traumatized too, whether he would ever say it.

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A traumatized Milchick complies at first until he realizes neither he nor his very best efforts will ever be fully accepted.

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This crackdown has the potential to traumatize U.S. citizens, too.

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“The whole night was really traumatizing for everyone,†she said.

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