traumatize

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trau·ma·tize (also traumatise British English) /ˈtrɔːmətaɪz, ˈtraʊ- $ ˈtraʊ-, ˈtrɒː-/ verb [transitiveT usually passive]

SHOCKto shock someone so badly that they are affected by it for a very long time 使受精神创伤

He was traumatized by his war experiences.

战争经历使他的精神受到了创伤。

—traumatized adjectiveadj

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traumatize• These children have been traumatized by the violence in their home.• In one fell swoop, the authors have denied the deeply traumatizing consequences of extreme verbal and emotional abuse.• To bite into the bitter, tannin-filled persimmon is a traumatizing experience.

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