traumatic
pronunciation
How to pronounce traumatic in British English:
UK [trɔ:ˈmætɪk]
How to pronounce traumatic in American English:
US [traʊˈmætɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body
- psychologically painful
- causing physical or especially psychological injury
Word Origin
- traumatic (adj.)
- 1650s, from French traumatique and directly from Late Latin traumaticus, from Greek traumatikos "pertaining to a wound," from trauma (genitive traumatos; see trauma). Psychological sense is from 1889. Related: Traumatically.
Example
- 1. This process is not only used for traumatic events .
- 2. Mr brown had a traumatic childhood marked by hunger , neglect and abuse-sexual and physical .
- 3. Sadly , sand and water have a traumatic effect on such devices .
- 4. Ratifying the lisbon treaty was " traumatic " enough , he said , and others would stuff any new treaty with all manner of rival , ungerman ideas .
- 5. The price rises of 2008 were traumatic .