trau·mat·ic /trɔːˈmætɪk $ trɒː-/ ●○○ adjectiveadj UPSETa traumatic experience is so shocking and upsetting that it affects you for a long time 〔经历〕痛苦难忘的,造成精神创伤的 His son’s death was the most traumatic event in Stan’s life. 儿子的死是斯坦一生中最大的创伤。
—traumatically /-kli/ adverbadv