| 单词 | traumatic |
| 释义 | traumatic (once / 6574 pages) adj Something is traumatic if it's very upsetting, painful, or disturbing. The word is related to a Greek word meaning "wound," so you can think of traumatic as something involving a wound, either physical or mental. Your brother's reckless driving could make getting to school a traumatic experience in terms of your mental health. Traumatic can also describe a major physical injury, such as a traumatic brain injury. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a medical term used to describe the lasting and debilitating effects of something awful you've experienced, such as witnessing a disaster or suffering a major injury during combat. WORD FAMILYtraumatic: traumatically+/trauma: traumas, traumata, traumatic, traumatise, traumatize/traumatise: traumatised/traumatize: traumatized, traumatizes, traumatizing USAGE EXAMPLES“For most people that would count as a traumatic experience,” he says. Time(Dec 30, 2016) “To me, it’s traumatic because she lost her other half,” Phillips said. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) Lees said Gray was pronounced dead at the scene, probably of traumatic chest injuries, and his death “appears to be an unfortunate accident.” Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1adj psychologically painful;"few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child"; Syn painful causing physical or psychological pain 2adj of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body |
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