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- [truh-mat-ik, traw-, trou-]
- /trəˈmæt ɪk, trɔ-, traʊ-/
- /trɔːˈmæt.ɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [truh-mat-ik, traw-, trou-]
- /trəˈmæt ɪk, trɔ-, traʊ-/
Definitions of traumatic word
- adjective traumatic of, relating to, or produced by a trauma or wound. 1
- adjective traumatic adapted to the cure of wounds. 1
- adjective traumatic psychologically painful. 1
- adjective traumatic experience: distressing 1
- adjective traumatic injury: damaging 1
- adjective traumatic A traumatic experience is very shocking and upsetting, and may cause psychological damage. 0
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Origin of traumatic
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Late Latin traumaticus < Greek traumatikós pertaining to wounds, equivalent to traumat- (stem of traûma trauma) + -ikos -ic
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Parts of speech for Traumatic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
traumatic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
traumatic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for traumatic
adj traumatic
- grabber — a person or thing that grabs.
- harrowing — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
- heart-rending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
adjective traumatic
- nightmare — a terrifying dream in which the dreamer experiences feelings of helplessness, extreme anxiety, sorrow, etc.
- nightmarish — resembling a nightmare, especially in being terrifying, exasperating, or the like: his nightmarish experience in a concentration camp.
- numbing — deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold.
- racking — Also called cloud rack. a group of drifting clouds.
- woeful — full of woe; wretched; unhappy: a woeful situation.
Antonyms for traumatic
adj traumatic
- campiest — of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
- campy — Campy means the same as camp.
- clownish — If you describe a person's appearance or behaviour as clownish, you mean that they look or behave rather like a clown, and often that they appear rather foolish.
- crackup — a cracking up
- droll — amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.
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