traumatising

ˈtrɔməˌtaɪzɪŋ

Definition of traumatising - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

mental health

Rare

causing severe emotional suffering, sometimes long-lasting psychological harm

Rare

The accident was traumatising for the whole family.
The wartime footage was deeply traumatising for many viewers.
Reliving the event in therapy sessions proved initially traumatising but ultimately healing.

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Origin of traumatising

Greek, trauma (wound)

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French:traumatisant, ...
German:traumatisierend, ...
Italian:traumatizzante, ...
Spanish:traumatizante, ...
Portuguese:traumatizante, ...
Chinese:创伤性的, ...
Japanese:トラウマ的な, ...
Arabic:صَدْمِيّ, ...
Hebrew:טְרָאוּמָטִי, ...
Russian:травмирующий, ...
Ukrainian:травматичний, ...
Hindi:आघातकारी, ...
Bengali:মানসিকভাবে আঘাতকর, ...
Catalan:traumàtic, ...
Czech:traumatizující, ...
Danish:traumatiserende, ...
Dutch:traumatiserend, ...
Greek:τραυματικός, ...
Hungarian:traumatikus, ...
Khmer:បង្ករបួសផ្លូវចិត្ត, ...
Korean:트라우마를 주는, ...
Persian:روان‌آسیب‌زا, ...
Polish:traumatyzujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):traumatizante, ...
Romanian:traumatizant, ...
Swedish:traumatiserande, ...
Thai:สะเทือนใจอย่างรุนแรง, ...
Turkish:travmatik, ...
Vietnamese:gây sang chấn tâm lý, ...

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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