traumatize
verb (used with object)
to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
have been traumatizing
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present perfect progressiveof traumatize.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“Many of the events in our state’s history have been traumatizing, been traumatizing to African-American folk to Indigenous folk to white folk,” she said, adding that healing means considering the “hurt of each group.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2022
Which is why it may have been traumatizing on Monday when many Texans began receiving alerts asking them to conserve energy.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2021
The protests have been traumatizing, and she thinks she’ll cope with that the rest of her life.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2020
These past two years have been traumatizing for so many of my patients.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2018
