traumatize
verb (used with object)
to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
were 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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Growing up in rural Ohio, his experiences in the world of sports were traumatizing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
“If I’m sitting here thinking that those days were traumatizing for me, I don’t pretend to know. I could never know. I really don’t have anything to do with this conversation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2022
The last several weeks were traumatizing, but she was unwilling to leave her property or pets behind.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2022
Third, he said, the families of victims — many of whom had testified before his committee that the endless appeals on death penalty cases were traumatizing and unjust — deserved better.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2016
I feel actual physical pain from things that were traumatizing in my life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2016
