traumatizing

Example Sentences

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While that was traumatizing at the time, the finality helped my grieving.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

“It’s degrading and traumatizing to experience your own identity being distorted without your consent,” Smith said, now age 43.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

Still, these experiences can be traumatizing or retraumatizing.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2025

One particularly traumatizing childhood experience came when Diller was sent to sleepaway camp at age 7.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

I think she actually said “little boy,” but it was so traumatizing to hear that I may have blocked it out.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith