traumatize

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtrɔːmətaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trou′mə tīz′, trô′-)

Inflections of 'traumatize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
traumatizes
v 3rd person singular (US & UK)
traumatizing
v pres p (US & UK)
traumatized
v past (US & UK)
traumatized
v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
trau•ma•tize  (trou′mə tīz′, trô′-),USA pronunciation v.t., -tized, -tiz•ing. 
  1. [Pathol.]to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
  2. [Psychiatry.]to cause a trauma in (the mind):to be traumatized by a childhood experience.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] trau′ma•tise′.
  • Greek traumatízein to wound. See traumatic, -ize
  • 1900–05
trau′ma•ti•za ′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
traumatize, traumatise /ˈtrɔːməˌtaɪz/ vb
  1. (transitive) to wound or injure (the body)
  2. to subject or be subjected to mental trauma
ˌtraumatiˈzation, ˌtraumatiˈsation n

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