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单词 traumatically
释义

traumatic

adjective

trau·​mat·​ic trə-ˈma-tik How to pronounce traumatic (audio)
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 How to pronounce traumatic (audio)
trȯ-
trau̇-
adverb

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Medical Definition

traumatic

adjective

trau·​mat·​ic trə-ˈmat-ik, trȯ-, trau̇- How to pronounce traumatic (audio)
: of, relating to, resulting from, or causing a trauma
cases of traumatic rupture Journal of the American Medical Association
a traumatic experience

traumatically

adverb

as in disturbingly

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • disturbingly
  • alarmingly
  • horribly
  • terribly
  • unsettlingly
  • dreadfully
  • annoyingly
  • disgustingly
  • distressingly
  • horrendously
  • irritatingly
  • awfully
  • appallingly
  • horridly
  • vilely
  • sickeningly
  • abominably
  • alas
  • unpleasantly
  • woe
  • vexingly
  • badly
  • tragically
  • perturbingly
  • disagreeably
  • ay
  • ill
  • shockingly
  • unhappily
  • alack
  • wirra
  • unfortunately
  • regrettably
  • sadly
  • lamentably
  • unluckily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • happily
  • fortunately
  • blessedly
  • thankfully
  • luckily
  • advantageously
  • helpfully
  • wonderfully
  • superbly
  • excellently
  • marvelously
  • delightfully
  • gloriously
  • sensationally
  • deliciously
  • pleasantly
  • pleasurably
  • sweetly
  • charmingly
  • favorably
  • finely
  • well
  • satisfyingly
  • magnificently
  • splendidly
  • enjoyably
  • enchantingly
  • gratifyingly
  • agreeably
  • felicitously
  • nicely
  • pleasingly
  • prettily
  • winningly
  • grandly
  • dreamily
  • swimmingly
  • great
  • palatably
  • delectably
  • welcomely
  • fetchingly
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