traumatized
adjective
trau·ma·tized
ˈtrȯ-mə-ˌtīzd 
also ˈtrau̇-
: affected by physical or emotional trauma
He has always admitted responsibility for the crash, on the Autobahn between Berlin and Leipzig, which … left him temporarily paralyzed and traumatized.—
John Rockwell
John RockwellPatients are less traumatized, require shorter hospital stays, and heal faster than with conventional surgery. Yet despite the benefits, laparoscopy is a challenging procedure.—Kathy A. Svitil
Kathy A. SvitilTwo traumatized plane-crash survivors, played by Jeff Bridges and Rosie Perez, teach each other how to live again.—Peter Travers
Peter Travers… the many barriers leading to his conviction: for one, victims too traumatized to press charges.—Eloise Kinney
Eloise KinneyExamples of traumatized in a Sentence
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As Duncan Kane, Teddy Dunn brought the smoldering James Dean energy to his traumatized character.
—Sezin Koehler, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
That an award-winning hospital with the community’s only Level 1 trauma center would be opposed to helping the traumatized befuddles me.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
Telling a story as special as Hazel’s, one steeped in magical realism but also rooted in a traumatized American South, required the team to frequently check in with internal and external sources to ensure it was done gracefully.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
First Blood, a queasy psychological thriller about a traumatized Vietnam veteran's encounter with corrupt cops in a small Washington town.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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Sezin Koehler, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
That an award-winning hospital with the community’s only Level 1 trauma center would be opposed to helping the traumatized befuddles me.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
Telling a story as special as Hazel’s, one steeped in magical realism but also rooted in a traumatized American South, required the team to frequently check in with internal and external sources to ensure it was done gracefully.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
First Blood, a queasy psychological thriller about a traumatized Vietnam veteran's encounter with corrupt cops in a small Washington town.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Traumatized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traumatized. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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