Examples of “traumatized” in a Sentence

adj Left with lasting psychological distress after a disturbing experience.

• She was traumatized for years after the car accident and avoided driving.
• The traumatized puppy trembled whenever it heard a loud noise.
• The survivors were traumatized by what they had witnessed.

adj Physically injured by force or another damaging agent.

• The doctor examined the traumatized muscle, which was swollen and badly bruised.
• Traumatized skin around the wound can take weeks to heal.
• The tissue was traumatized by the repeated impact.