traumatize

[ trou-muh-tahyz, traw- ]

/ ˈtraʊ məˌtaɪz, ˈtrɔ- /

verb (used with object), trau·ma·tized, trau·ma·tiz·ing.

Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.

Psychiatry. to cause a trauma in (the mind): to be traumatized by a childhood experience.

Nearby words

traumatic neuroma, traumatic occlusion, traumatic tetanus, traumatise, traumatism, traumatised, traumato-, traumatogenic occlusion, traumatology, traumatopnea, trav.

Also especially British, trau·ma·tise.

Origin of traumatize

First recorded in 1900–05, traumatize is from the Greek word traumatízein to wound. See traumatic, -ize

Related formstrau·ma·ti·za·tion, nounun·trau·ma·tized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for traumatised

traumatize

traumatise

/ (ˈtrɔːməˌtaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to wound or injure (the body)

to subject or be subjected to mental trauma

Derived Formstraumatization or traumatisation, noun

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Word Origin and History for traumatised

traumatize

1903, of physical wounds; 1949 in the psychological sense, from Greek traumat-, stem of trauma (see trauma).