traumatized

adjective

trau·​ma·​tized ˈtrȯ-mə-ˌtīzd How to pronounce traumatized (audio)
 also  ˈtrau̇-
: affected by physical or emotional trauma
He has always admitted responsibility for the crash, on the Autobahn between Berlin and Leipzig, which … left him temporarily paralyzed and traumatized.John Rockwell
Patients are less traumatized, require shorter hospital stays, and heal faster than with conventional surgery. Yet despite the benefits, laparoscopy is a challenging procedure.Kathy A. Svitil
Two traumatized plane-crash survivors, played by Jeff Bridges and Rosie Perez, teach each other how to live again.Peter Travers
… the many barriers leading to his conviction: for one, victims too traumatized to press charges.Eloise Kinney

Examples of traumatized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670 as emergency responders and traumatized relatives gave up hope that any survivors will now be found. Rod McGuirk, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 May 2024 The movie’s silence is so loaded with the anxiety, obstinance, inchoate anger and desire for anonymity of the traumatized teenage sportswoman that the constant thwack of her racquet hitting the ball cuts through the tension like violent shocks. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024 So far, the cost of Fukushima is a dozen dead towns ringing the broken power station, more than 80 000 refugees, and a traumatized Japan. IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2011 Having missed their border appointment, Guerrero and his traumatized family caught a ride to the Mexican city of Monterrey and found work hawking sweets and peanuts. Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024 Donny's experiences with Darrien left him traumatized and hollow, ruining his relationship with girlfriend Keeley (Shalom Brune-Franklin). David Oliver, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024 What does that mean to be born with the neuronal makeup of a traumatized or stressed parent? Nicholas Stfleur, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024 Hopefully, everyone who was injured recovers well and isn’t too traumatized to ever fly again. Collin Woodard / Jalopnik, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024 The pie shop’s traumatized young apprentice, Tobias, then cuts the bereft barber’s throat. Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of traumatized was in 1882

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“Traumatized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traumatized. Accessed 31 May. 2024.

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