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.
Also
especially British,
trau·ma·tise.
Origin of traumatize
OTHER WORDS FROM traumatize
trau·ma·ti·za·tion, noun un·trau·ma·tized, adjectiveWords nearby traumatize
Example sentences from the Web for traumatised
“My children are traumatised,” Than Dar told a group of reporters in front a large reclining Buddha.
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"Many of these children have been traumatised by the horrors of what they've witnessed before they got here," he said.
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British Dictionary definitions for traumatised
traumatize
traumatise
/ (ˈtrɔːməˌtaɪz) /
verb
(tr)
to wound or injure (the body)
to subject or be subjected to mental trauma