单词	traumatic
释义	traumatic adjective trau·​mat·​ic trə-ˈma-tik  trȯ-, trau̇- 1 : psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems The report … revealed that the onset of bulimic behavior tends to be associated with voluntary dieting and with traumatic events such as the loss of a loved one. Ralph Heussner He's been open and frank about his traumatic childhood scarred by violence and domestic abuse. Stephen Milton broadly : causing distress or anxiety The traumatic experience of the Wall Street crash and the long depression of the 1930s has gradually faded from memory … Jack Revell The arrival of mass tourism in a previously unspoilt area … was certainly traumatic. Graham Robb 2 medical : relating to, being, or caused by a sudden, severe, often life-threatening injury to the body … the lone medical centers in the Triad to treat victims of traumatic injuries such as life-threatening car wrecks or shootings. Pat Kimbrough Three years ago, she was in a traumatic car crash that shattered her pelvis, and caused numerous other injuries. Brad Gillman There have been reports of shrapnel causing a traumatic fistula between the right coronary artery and the right atrium. Matthias Eikermann et al. also : involving or causing tissue damage or physical stress The artery-dilating procedure, which uses a balloon or other device guided to the restricted artery by a cardiac catheter, is less invasive and traumatic than coronary artery bypass surgery. Andrew Skolnick Open-heart surgery has become all but routine in recent years, although still physically traumatic. Ralph T. King, Jr. see also chronic traumatic encephalopathy, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury traumatically trə-ˈma-ti-k(ə-)lē  trȯ- trau̇- adverb Word History First Known Use 1650, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Phrases Containing traumatic chronic traumatic encephalopathy post-traumatic post-traumatic stress disorder traumatic brain injury chronic traumatic encephalopathy post-traumatic post-traumatic stress disorder traumatic brain injury Medical Definition traumatic adjective trau·​mat·​ic trə-ˈmat-ik, trȯ-, trau̇-  : of, relating to, resulting from, or causing a trauma cases of traumatic rupture Journal of the American Medical Association a traumatic experience traumatic adjective as in painful causing great and lasting pain or distress The family struggled to cope with the traumatic experience of losing their home. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance painful horrible terrible unsettling overwhelming awful disturbing tragic unbearable sickening harrowing alarming shocking dreadful sad horrifying severe excruciating fearful disastrous perturbing miserable crushing dire intolerable tragical calamitous unfortunate distressful pitiful heartbreaking regrettable distressing wretched grievous raging lamentable deplorable unlucky woeful heartrending sharp Antonyms & Near Antonyms comforting calming soothing inspiring rewarding encouraging satisfying gratifying heartening heartwarming fortunate happy lucky pleasing cheering See More
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