traumatizing

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 traumatizing word

verb with object traumatizing Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents. 1
verb with object traumatizing Psychiatry. to cause a trauma in (the mind): to be traumatized by a childhood experience. 1

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Origin of traumatizing

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 Traumatizing

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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traumatizing 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.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

traumatizing usage trend in Literature

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