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traumatize.

To injure, e.g. tissues, by force or by thermal, chemical or other agents.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtɹɔ.mə.taɪz//ˈtɹaʊ.mə.taɪz/
  1. To injure, e.g. tissues, by force or by thermal, chemical or other agents.

    transitive
  2. To cause a trauma in.

    transitive
    I was traumatized by a childhood experience.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree French traumat(isme) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izārebor. Old French -iser French -iser French traumatiserbor. English traumatize Borrowed from French traumatiser.

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