traumatize
verb (used with object)
to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
is traumatizing
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present progressiveof traumatize (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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They say the process is traumatizing and adversarial despite being touted as a neutral “fact-finding” proceeding.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
“You see what the reaction is on the other side, to make a joke of it. That is traumatizing, too.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
I specifically made the creative decision that we were not going to utilize the same imagery that she has said before is traumatizing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2021
That language is traumatizing because it simply says "I'm not good enough," right?
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2020
It’s important to remember that, yes, it is traumatizing to have a main attachment leave suddenly, but your boys are also resilient.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2019
