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traumatize

  • /ˈtɹɔ.mə.taɪz/
  • /ˈtɹaʊ.mə.taɪz/

verb traumatizes · traumatizing · traumatized · traumatise

  1. transitive To injure, e.g. tissues, by force or by thermal, chemical or other agents.
  2. transitive To cause a trauma in. I was traumatized by a childhood experience.

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verb to injure

Españoltraumatizar
Portuguêstraumatizar
Françaistraumatiser
Italianotraumatizzare

verb to cause a trauma

Españoltraumatizar
Françaistraumatiser
Deutschtraumatisieren
Italianotraumatizzare
Русскийтравми́ровать travmírovatʹ

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"traumatize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/traumatize. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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traumatize. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/traumatize

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"traumatize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/traumatize.

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@misc{traumatize_2026,
  title = {traumatize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/traumatize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}