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traumatize

especially British, ٰ··پ

[trou-muh-tahyz, traw-]

verb (used with object)

traumatized, traumatizing 
  1. Pathology.to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.

  2. Psychiatry.to cause a trauma in (the mind).

    to be traumatized by a childhood experience.



traumatize

/ ˈٰɔːəˌٲɪ /

verb

  1. (tr) to wound or injure (the body)

  2. to subject or be subjected to mental trauma

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • traumatization noun
  • untraumatized adjective
  • ˌٰܳپˈپDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of traumatize1

First recorded in 1900–05, traumatize is from the Greek word ٰܳí𾱲 to wound. See traumatic, -ize
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The incident has traumatized her four kids whose ages range from 2 to 10, according to Medina.

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Bass has spoken repeatedly about traumatized Angelenos who could not locate loved ones caught up in the ICE raids.

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Rather, he says, there are “huge responsibilities, particularly when you’re dealing with the traumatized,” that are at cross-purposes with the conventions of narrative TV.

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“The ICE raids,” he added, “are having a traumatizing and devastating impact on our community … and we have very serious concerns about the conditions of the people that they’re picking up.”

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Dyer’s father was traumatized by the austerity of growing up in England between two military cataclysms, and his daily satisfaction is bound in his ability to pinch pences.

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