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to traumatize
01
to cause severe emotional distress or psychological harm to someone, often resulting in long-term effects
Transitive: to traumatize sb
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
traumatize
3rd person singular
traumatizes
past simple
traumatized
past participle
traumatized
Examples
Witnessing the violent car crash traumatized the bystanders, who struggled with flashbacks and anxiety.
Lexical Tree
traumatize
trauma
