traumatize
verb /ˈtrɔːmətaɪz/
/ˈtrɔːmətaɪz/, /ˈtraʊmətaɪz/
(British English also traumatise)
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they traumatize | /ˈtrɔːmətaɪz/ /ˈtrɔːmətaɪz/, /ˈtraʊmətaɪz/ |
| he / she / it traumatizes | /ˈtrɔːmətaɪzɪz/ /ˈtrɔːmətaɪzɪz/, /ˈtraʊmətaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple traumatized | /ˈtrɔːmətaɪzd/ /ˈtrɔːmətaɪzd/, /ˈtraʊmətaɪzd/ |
| past participle traumatized | /ˈtrɔːmətaɪzd/ /ˈtrɔːmətaɪzd/, /ˈtraʊmətaɪzd/ |
| -ing form traumatizing | /ˈtrɔːmətaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈtrɔːmətaɪzɪŋ/, /ˈtraʊmətaɪzɪŋ/ |
- traumatize somebody to shock and upset somebody very much, often making them unable to think or work normally
- He was so traumatized by the attack that he could not work for a year.
- We were traumatized by what we saw.