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.
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Also especially British, trau·ma·tise.
Origin of traumatize
Related formstrau·ma·ti·za·tion, nounun·trau·ma·tized, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for traumatize
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 traumatize
traumatize
1903, of physical wounds; 1949 in the psychological sense, from Greek traumat-, stem of trauma (see trauma).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper