traumatizetrau‧ma‧tize (also traumatise British English) /ˈtrɔːmətaɪz, ˈtraʊ- $ ˈtraʊ-, ˈtrɒː-/ verb [transitive usually passive] 
Verb Table Examples
He was traumatized by his war experiences.—traumatized adjective
Verb TableVERB TABLE
traumatize
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | traumatize |
| he, she, it | traumatizes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | traumatized |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have traumatized |
| he, she, it | has traumatized | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had traumatized |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will traumatize |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have traumatized |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am traumatizing |
| he, she, it | is traumatizing | |
| you, we, they | are traumatizing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was traumatizing |
| you, we, they | were traumatizing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been traumatizing |
| he, she, it | has been traumatizing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been traumatizing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be traumatizing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been traumatizing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- 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.
Longman Language Activatorsurprised and upset because something bad has happened► shocked
to shock someone so badly that they are affected by it for a very long time: · I was shocked when I saw the size of the telephone bill.· Everyone seemed really shocked when I told them I'd started smoking.shocked (that) · I'm shocked that you've let things get this far.shocked at · I was shocked at the change in his appearance.· Gabby was shocked by how unpleasant they were to their mother.be shocked to hear/learn/find something etc · We were shocked to hear about Brian's heart attack - he's so young.· When I returned, I was shocked to discover that Rod had lost his job.deeply shocked (=very shocked) · We were deeply shocked to hear of the baby's death.
► horrified extremely shocked by something very unpleasant or frightening that has happened: · Horrified passengers saw the man fall under the train.· There was a horrified look on his face.horrified by: · The Prime Minister issued a statement saying he was "shocked and horrified" by the massacre.
► appalled very shocked by something that is very bad or unpleasant: appalled by: · I knew everyone in the room was appalled by my behaviour, but I didn't care.· Appalled at the state of the kitchen, she set about scrubbing away the layers of grime and grease.appalled that: · We're absolutely appalled that the newspapers can freely make allegations about this company.appalled to hear/see/find out etc: · I was appalled to learn that a serial killer was running a drugs operation in a high-security prison.
► devastated/shattered so shocked and upset by something terrible that has happened that you cannot continue with your life: · Without warning, my husband moved out, leaving me so shattered I couldn't continue.devastated/shattered by: · I went back to my motel, devastated by the news of her death.
► traumatized also traumatised British if someone is traumatized by a bad event or experience, it badly affects the way they behave or react to things for a long time afterwards: · The attack on her in August 1990 had left her traumatized and unable to leave the house.· a frightened, traumatized childtraumatized by: · Some students were traumatized by the anatomy classes, while others were unaffected.
► be in a state of shock to feel very shocked by something, so that you cannot do things properly or talk about things clearly for a long time afterwards: · Two days after the earthquake, many people were still in a state of shock.· He arrived at my house in a state of shock, unable to tell me clearly what had happened.
► shaken/shaken up shocked and feeling weak and nervous, because something very unpleasant or frightening has happened: · He was pulled from the wreckage of the car, alive but very shaken.· The fire in the hotel was not very serious but everyone was shaken up by it.shaken/shaken up by: · She was visibly shaken by the severity of her sentence, and left the court in tears.badly shaken: · She was badly shaken by the attack and found it difficult to describe her ordeal to the police.
► aghast written very shocked by something that you have just been told or have found out about: · "Ten thousand pounds!'' she said, aghast.· Some of the Republican policies have left feminists dismayed and aghast.aghast at: · Mr Sullivan seemed aghast at the prospect of losing his only daughter to this arrogant young man.
He was traumatized by his war experiences.—traumatized adjective