1. to cause severe emotional shock or distress to someone
2. to cause physical injury or damage to body tissue
Usage: medical

Examples

• The car accident traumatized the young driver.
• Witnessing the violence traumatized the children.
• The therapist helped patients who had been traumatized by war.
• The fall traumatized his knee, requiring surgery.
• She was traumatized by her parents’ divorce.
• The documentary about the disaster traumatized viewers.
• The impact traumatized the brain tissue.