traumatize
verb (used with object)
to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
was traumatizing
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past progressiveof traumatize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“The experience was traumatizing, degrading and humiliating,” André said when the lawsuit was filed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
How would adolescents get through their fictional puberty if no one was traumatizing them?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
While that was traumatizing at the time, the finality helped my grieving.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026
“It was traumatizing for Iso,” Richard Koshalek, the director of the museum at the time, said in an interview for this obituary.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
Duvall told The Hollywood Reporter last year the experience was traumatizing.
From Reuters ● Mar. 31, 2022
