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

Patients 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

Two traumatized plane-crash survivors, played by Jeff Bridges and Rosie Perez, teach each other how to live again.

—Peter Travers

… the many barriers leading to his conviction: for one, victims too traumatized to press charges.

—Eloise Kinney

Examples of traumatized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Watch Kittens 'Heal' Antisocial Rescue Cat And Become Best Friends By Rachael O'Connor Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 Animal lovers have fallen in love with a pair of kittens who changed a traumatized cat into a loving older sibling. —William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025

According to Highland Park staff, that’s been a purposeful attempt to try and be sensitive to a traumatized community. —Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025

As his goofy face is soon detached from the rest of his body and tossed around the room like a hot potato, blood spraying in all directions, the class is left traumatized and Mr. Bunting’s dismissal suddenly starts to feel slightly warranted. —Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025

As Duncan Kane, Teddy Dunn brought the smoldering James Dean energy to his traumatized character. —Sezin Koehler, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for traumatized

• acclimatized
• actualized
• aerosolized
• alphabetized
• aluminized
• anaesthetized
• anesthetized
• annualized
• antagonized
• apologised
• apologized
• capitalised