traumatize
verb
trau·ma·tize
ˈtrȯ-mə-ˌtīz 
also
ˈtrau̇-
traumatized; traumatizing
: to inflict a trauma upon
Examples of traumatize in a Sentence
He was traumatized by the experience.
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
In some ways, Lam’s classroom has become an oasis for her group of 4- and 5-year-olds traumatized by fire and destruction.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
The surviving siblings explore the greed and negligence that traumatized the young children as well as the way addiction ended not only their siblings’ lives but their father’s as well.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
Warrick Page—Max Everyone's favorite traumatized attending had a tough shift, to put it mildly.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Traumatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traumatize. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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traumatize
verb
trau·ma·tize
ˈtrau̇-mə-ˌtīz
ˈtrȯ-
traumatized; traumatizing
: to inflict trauma upon
was traumatized by the accident
Medical Definition
traumatize
transitive verb
trau·ma·tize
variants
also British traumatise
traumatized also British traumatised; traumatizing also British traumatising
: to inflict a trauma upon
traumatized tissues
children traumatized by physical abuse
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