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traumatize

[trau-muh-tahyz, traw-] / ˈtraʊ məˌtaɪz, ˈtrɔ- /


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Johnston carries the film and the emotional core, but Navarrette delivers the kind of instantly classic horror turn that will surely traumatize Gen Z for years.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

In this way, “The Sheep Detectives” recalls an earlier era of children’s movies that weren’t afraid to lightly traumatize their young audiences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

On Monday, Minnesota school districts and educators sought an emergency order in federal court to stop immigration operations near public schools because of their potential to traumatize children.

From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2026

“This country has done nothing but traumatize me in the last six months. Maybe I’ll just move to Spain.”

From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2025

I mean, it might traumatize the baby slightly.

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

When you have people saying this artwork traumatizes me, it hurts me, and it’s not generating a conversation, then you have to wonder: What is its purpose?

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2023

Writing from her own experience, O'Neil digs into the ways in which shame conditions and traumatizes those whose bodies don't adhere to beauty industry norms.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2022

When patients tell her they’re using an at-home file, “I cringe, because what that does is it actually traumatizes the skin, and then your body gets drier and it adds more calluses,” she said.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2022

It traumatizes them and leads to worse outcomes later.

From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2019

“Use of such restraint traumatizes a person in emotional distress and exacerbates the condition and experience of the crisis for the individual,” she said in an email.

From New York Times ● May 13, 2016

Paramount's "Heart of the Beast," starring Brad Pitt as a former soldier and his loyal but traumatized combat dog as they survive in the Alaskan wilderness, finished in fourth place with $7.1 million.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

As in one of the most moribund sports teams in history, chronically traumatized and championship-deprived.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

“He said, ‘I’m a traumatized human being who hasn’t moved on and I want some resolution,’” Krook recalls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Men here, some of whom have served decades, are deeply traumatized.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

He was struck by how traumatized, fragile, and confused Shin seemed.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

Fireworks are also traumatizing for pets, particularly dogs, which tremble and even bolt from their homes in fear.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

The now famous “seven fishes” episode featured a memorable if traumatizing performance by Jamie Lee Curtis as the Berzatto family’s mad mother, Donna; the Richie-centric episode “Forks” was simply genius television.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Divorce is a traumatizing event, and your friend has moved on in a productive and forward-looking manner.

From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026

Recent months have brought “the most traumatizing experiences of our lives,” she told Stephanopoulos, adding, “Our life as we knew it is done.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026

Also, there was the risk of her going into labor one day during AP Chem and traumatizing everyone in the junior class.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway


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