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traumatized

VERB

inflict trauma

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disturb grieve hurt mortify offend outrage shock upset

STRONG

bother distress get pain sting trouble

WEAK

cut to the quick do in dump on hurt one's feelings put down shake up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm compliment delight make happy order please satisfy soothe

STRONG

aid assist help

Example Sentences

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Those choices will matter to a traumatized society whose members will insist on having a say in the decisions.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

“That was the most disgusting inappropriate show. I had to make all of my children go into the next room!” wrote one traumatized Las Vegas viewer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Artemis II is an inspiration, 40 years after we were traumatized by the Challenger disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The granddaughter of a traumatized mouse may still carry a certain characteristic, but her fundamental mousiness isn’t a result of such highly specific ancestral experiences, which operate in the narrowest crevices of evolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

HARRY: Albus, please—can we just— ALBUS: . . . traumatized by his cousin, Dudley, saved by Hogwarts.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling