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traumatic

[truh-mat-ik, traw-, trou-]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or produced by a trauma or wound.

  2. adapted to the cure of wounds.

  3. psychologically painful.



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Other 51Թ Forms

  • traumatically adverb
  • untraumatic adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of traumatic1

First recorded in 1650–60; from Late Latin traumaticus, from Greek ٰܳپó “pertaining to wounds,” from traumat- (stem of ٰû trauma ) + -ikos -ic
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But the couple decided to sell in 2021 after finding it "traumatic".

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One man hit by a car on Santa Monica Boulevard in January 2017 lived for nearly two years with a traumatic brain injury before dying unidentified in the hospital.

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“Bearing witness to what happened was so traumatic and even in a best scenario if the family is reunited it leaves deep scars that last generations. Families are now in a greater place of precarity.”

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She said she adopted a strategy from her difficult childhood - one that included abuse - where she suppressed the traumatic memories and went on with life as usual.

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Post-pandemic amnesia is a natural reaction, and it’s common for misremembering to occur after a pandemic or collective traumatic event occurs.

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