traumatized

trau·ma·tize

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [trou-muh-tahyz, traw-]
- /ˈtraʊ məˌtaɪz, ˈtrɔ-/
- /ˈtrɔː.mə.taɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [trou-muh-tahyz, traw-]
- /ˈtraʊ məˌtaɪz, ˈtrɔ-/

Definitions of traumatized word

verb with object traumatized Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents. 1
verb with object traumatized Psychiatry. to cause a trauma in (the mind): to be traumatized by a childhood experience. 1
adjective traumatized emotionally or psychologically distressed or upset, esp lastingly 0

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Origin of traumatized

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05, traumatize is from the Greek word traumatízein to wound. See traumatic, -ize

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Parts of speech for Traumatized

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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traumatized popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for traumatized

adjective traumatized

disturbed — marked by symptoms of mental illness: a disturbed personality.
grieving — to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
gutted — the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
numb — deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold.

All 4 Synonyms of traumatized