traumatize
pronunciation
How to pronounce traumatize in British English:
UK [ˈtrɔ:mətaɪz]
How to pronounce traumatize in American English:
US [ˈtraʊmətaɪz]
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- Verb:
- inflict a trauma upon
Word Origin
- traumatize (v.)
- 1893, in reference to physical wounds; 1949 in the psychological sense, from Greek traumat-, stem of trauma (see trauma).
Example
- 1. We don 't wanna traumatize him any further .
- 2. And you traumatize him.is that what you want ?
- 3. You like to traumatize her , you break her .
- 4. That 's not enough to traumatize him ?
- 5. Terror attacks continue to traumatize somalis .