as in horrible
causing great and lasting pain or distress
The family struggled to cope with the traumatic experience of losing their home.
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Recent Examples of traumatic
At one point, the traumatic loss made progress seem impossible.
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Allie Torgan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
That struck me as an incredibly traumatic thing to go through as a young kid and obviously shaped his entire existence.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
This is the second traumatic experience Jo has gone through during her high-risk twin pregnancy so far after the store robbery.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
The hair loss was very traumatic.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 9 Oct. 2025
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Allie Torgan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
That struck me as an incredibly traumatic thing to go through as a young kid and obviously shaped his entire existence.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
This is the second traumatic experience Jo has gone through during her high-risk twin pregnancy so far after the store robbery.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
The hair loss was very traumatic.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traumatic
Adjective
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And reminds us all once again of what an utterly horrible, small, bad, & insecure person Trump is.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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But during the difficult years, when a horrible cocktail of apathy and toxicity set in, attendance was notably lower.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Past disasters have left a painful mark for many, but they’re connected by strong community ties and have come together at vigils to honor and pray for the victims.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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But the film is most moving in its quieter moments, when the longest and most painful goodbye mellows into something like acceptance, tinged with gratitude for the moments that remain to be lived.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Midler and Hawn co-starred alongside Keaton in 1996’s The First Wives Club, with the stars portraying divorcées who wonderfully, wickedly take revenge on their terrible former spouses.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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In the 1970s, when game replays of both programs aired late Saturday nights on public television in Dubuque, Iowa and Wisconsin were equally terrible, and the city was fertile ground for whichever program got off the mat.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The overwhelming belief was that political consciousness was learnt, and taught, through engagement and encounters.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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The overwhelming majority of Democrats and left-leaning independents said Trump is moving to consolidate unprecedented power.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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With him are other notorious killers like Charles Manson and Ed Kemper, a moment creator Ryan Murphy said reflects the far-reaching and unsettling influence Gein’s crimes had on society.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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This time around, while Chambers remains turned away, Teasdale crouches with an unsettling smile and long fingernails, conjuring a skin-crawling suspense.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Apparently, Canadians are very pissed off at us and don't feel like visiting and spending their money here, which is awful because there are so many businesses that rely upon Canadians and tourists from other countries.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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The cold was awful, but the rain that was predicted never came.—
Mariana Enriquez
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Typically, pain intensity is measured using a visual or numerical scale, such as when patients are asked to rate their pain on a scale from 0 to 10, with 10 being unbearable pain, Jakobsen said.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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His story reminds us of unbearable pain families endure daily.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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White, who works as a bartender in Malibu, said the connection was especially disturbing, FOX 11 reported.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The allegations against this individual are disturbing and completely contrary to the values and mission of this department.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Traumatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traumatic. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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