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traumatic
adjective as in frightful/frightening
Weak matches
- alarming
- appalling
- atrocious
- awesome
- awful
- chilling
- daunting
- dire
- direful
- dismaying
- disquieting
- dread
- dreadful
- fearful
- fearsome
- formidable
- ghastly
- grabber
- grim
- grisly
- gruesome
- hair-raising
- hairy
- harrowing
- hideous
- horrendous
- horrible
- horrid
- horrifying
- inconceivable
- intimidating
- lurid
- macabre
- menacing
- morbid
- ominous
- petrifying
- portentous
- repellent
- spooky
- terrible
- terrifying
- unnerving
- unspeakable
adjective as in harrowing
Example Sentences
Kate Moss is opening up about her traumatic experiences as an underage model.
Some people say they actively seek out these establishments when arranging dates or nights out, viewing the scheme as a safety net after undergoing traumatic experiences in the past.
Those who came forward say they want to take what has been a deeply traumatic experience and channel it into something positive - namely warning other women about McDonald before he is released.
Discharge review boards have also been approving upgrades for service members pushed out less than honorably who suffered conditions such as post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury.
Recalling his own experience of abuse at school, Mr Fraser said such an experience was "very traumatic and stays with you".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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