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
OTHER WORDS FROM traumatize
trau·ma·ti·za·tion, nounun·trau·ma·tized, adjectiveWords nearby traumatize
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Example sentences from the Web for traumatize
The cable network had “lost its mind,” and was going to “traumatize channel surfers.”
The “Crime of the Century” certainly did traumatize Lindbergh.
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Christmas has always been neck and neck with Halloween for the title of Best Time to Traumatize Your Kids.
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 forms of traumatize
traumatization or traumatisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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