adj

traumatized

adj

Left with lasting psychological distress after a disturbing experience.

"The survivors were traumatized by what they had witnessed."

Physically injured by force or another damaging agent.

"The tissue was traumatized by the repeated impact."

How to Use Traumatized

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishLeft with deep, lasting distress from a shocking or harmful event.

Common pairings

deeply traumatized psychologically traumatized

more traumatized comparative, most traumatized superlative

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The survivors were _____ by what they had witnessed.

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