traumatization

noun

trau·​ma·​ti·​za·​tion ˌtrȯmə|tə̇ˈzāshən 

ˌtrau̇m-, 

|tə̇ˈz-, 

|tˌīˈz-, 

|ˌtīˈz-

plural -s

: the act or process of traumatizing

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