Synonyms for
Traumatic
Definition
relating to or causing emotional or psychological trauma
Synonyms & similar words
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Formal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- traumatic event
- traumatic experience
- traumatic injury
- traumatic stress
- traumatic brain injury
- traumatic incident
- traumatic memory
Word family
Usage note
Often used in a psychological context to describe events that cause severe emotional distress. Avoid using it for minor inconvenconveniences.
Example sentences
- The soldier had a traumatic experience in the war.
- The child was traumatized after witnessing a car accident.
- The victim of the crime suffered from traumatic memories.
- The news of the tragedy was traumatic for the entire community.
- The patient had a traumatic injury to his head.
Quotes
Trauma is personal. It does not disappear if it is not validated. When it is ignored or invalidated the silent screams continue internally heard only by the one held captive. When someone enters the pain and hears the screams healing can begin. - Danielle Bernock
Trauma is a fact of life. It does not, however, have to be a life sentence. - Peter A. Levine
Trauma is personal. It doesn't disappear if you ignore it, suppress it, or deny it. It just stays and it follows you around. - Vironika Tugaleva