traumatised

ˈtraʊmətaɪzd

Definition of traumatised - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

emotionally hurt

Rare

deeply affected by a distressing experience

Rare

She was traumatised by the accident and couldn't drive for months.

distressed

wounded

long-term impact

TECH.

having lasting psychological damage

TECH.

He was traumatised by years of abuse and needed therapy.

scarred

traumatized

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Origin of traumatised

Greek, trauma (wound)

Examples of traumatised in a sentence

The child was traumatised after the house fire.
The traumatised child refused to speak.
She was traumatised by the accident and avoided driving.

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French:traumatisé, perturbé, ...
German:traumatisiert, psychisch geschädigt, ...
Italian:traumatizzata, traumatizzato, ...
Spanish:traumatizada, traumatizado, ...
Portuguese:traumatizada, traumatizado, ...
Chinese:受创, 心理受创, ...
Japanese:トラウマを受けた, ...
Arabic:مَصْدُوم, مَصْدُوم نَفْسِيًّا, ...
Hebrew:טְרָאוּמָטִי, פָּגוּעַ נַפְשִׁי, ...
Russian:травмированная, травмированный, ...
Ukrainian:травмована, травмований, ...
Hindi:आघातग्रस्त, मनोवैज्ञानिक रूप से प्रभावित, ...
Bengali:আঘাতপ্রাপ্ত, দীর্ঘমেয়াদী আঘাতপ্রাপ্ত, ...
Catalan:traumatitzada, traumatitzat, ...
Czech:traumatizovaný, poznamenaný, ...
Danish:traumatiseret, psykologisk påvirket, ...
Dutch:getraumatiseerd, psychologisch beschadigd, ...
Greek:τραυματισμένος, ψυχολογικά πληγωμένος, ...
Hungarian:traumatizált, lelki sérült, ...
Khmer:រងរបួសផ្លូវចិត្ត, ...
Korean:트라우마를 입은, 심리적으로 손상된, ...
Persian:آسیب‌دیده, آسیب دیده, ...
Polish:traumatyzowany, zraniony, ...
Portuguese (BR):traumatizada, traumatizado, ...
Romanian:traumatizat, afectat, ...
Swedish:traumatiserad, påverkad, ...
Thai:บอบช้ำทางจิตใจ, บอบช้ำ, ...
Turkish:travma geçirmiş, etkilenmiş, ...
Vietnamese:bị tổn thương, bị tổn thương lâu dài, ...

traumatise

ˈtrɔːmətaɪz

Definition of traumatise - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

psychology

cause severe emotional distress to someone

The accident traumatised her for years.

distress

traumatize

injury

Rare

inflict physical injury or harm

Rare

The fall traumatised his leg.

harm

injure

wound

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Origin of traumatise

Greek, trauma (wound) + -ize (verb suffix)

Examples of traumatise in a sentence

Witnessing the event traumatised the entire community.
The accident traumatised his arm severely.
The collision traumatised her shoulder badly.

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French:traumatiser, blesser, ...
German:traumatisieren, verletzen, ...
Italian:traumatizzare, ferire, ...
Spanish:traumatizar, lesionar, ...
Portuguese:traumatizar, ferir, ...
Chinese:造成心理创伤, 伤害, ...
Japanese:トラウマを与える, 負傷する, ...
Arabic:صَدَمَ, أَصَابَ بِجُرْحٍ, ...
Hebrew:לְטַרְמֵט, לִפְצוֹעַ, ...
Russian:травмировать, наносить травму, ...
Ukrainian:травмувати, ...
Hindi:आघात पहुँचाना, चोट पहुँचाना, ...
Bengali:মানসিক আঘাত দেওয়া, আঘাত করা, ...
Catalan:traumatitzar, lesionar, ...
Czech:traumatizovat, poranit, ...
Danish:traumatisere, skade, ...
Dutch:traumatiseren, ...
Greek:τραυματίζω ψυχικά, ...
Hungarian:traumatizálni, megsérteni, ...
Khmer:បង្ករបួសផ្លូវចិត្ត, ធ្វើឱ្យរងរបួស, ...
Korean:트라우마를 남기다, 부상을 입히다, ...
Persian:دچار آسیب روانی کردن, آسیب زد, ...
Polish:straumatyzować, zranić, ...
Portuguese (BR):traumatizar, ferir, ...
Romanian:a traumatiza, a răni, ...
Swedish:traumatisera, skada, ...
Thai:ทำให้บอบช้ำทางจิตใจ, ทำให้บาดเจ็บ, ...
Turkish:travmatize etmek, yaralamak, ...
Vietnamese:gây sang chấn tâm lý, làm chấn thương, ...

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