adj

traumatic

traw-MA-tihk

adj

Deeply distressing or disturbing; caused by or relating to trauma.

"The divorce was a traumatic experience for the whole family."

Relating to a physical wound.

"The surgeon assessed the traumatic injury to the patient's leg."

How to Use Traumatic

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishDeeply upsetting, or relating to a physical wound.

Common pairings

traumatic experience traumatic injury traumatic event

more traumatic comparative, traumatics plural, most traumatic superlative

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From Ancient Greek traumatikos, from trauma, "wound."

non-traumatic nontraumatic untraumatic

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non-traumatic nontraumatic untraumatic