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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Fey’s next big project, the Netflix comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, wrung humor out of an abused, traumatized kidnapping victim’s adventures in a cruel city plagued by economic inequality.
—Judy Berman, Time, 1 May 2025
The show is largely set in 1959, 24 years prior to the start of the series, with the arrival of traumatized World War II veteran Victor Creel (T.R. Knight) and his wife Virginia (Rosie Benton), their young daughter Alice (Azalea Wolfe) and sensitive and troubled young teen Henry (Louis McCartney).
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
Coogler opens with traumatized sharecropper Sammie (impressive newcomer Miles Caton), smeared with blood and fresh claw marks gouged into the side of his face, staggering mid-service into the church where his father preaches, clutching his guitar.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Another white savior helping a traumatized Arab man by giving advice for a situation she’s never personally experienced?
—Jay D. Weissberg, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 1 May 2025
The show is largely set in 1959, 24 years prior to the start of the series, with the arrival of traumatized World War II veteran Victor Creel (T.R. Knight) and his wife Virginia (Rosie Benton), their young daughter Alice (Azalea Wolfe) and sensitive and troubled young teen Henry (Louis McCartney).
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
Coogler opens with traumatized sharecropper Sammie (impressive newcomer Miles Caton), smeared with blood and fresh claw marks gouged into the side of his face, staggering mid-service into the church where his father preaches, clutching his guitar.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Another white savior helping a traumatized Arab man by giving advice for a situation she’s never personally experienced?
—Jay D. Weissberg, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Traumatized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traumatized. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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