traumatized
adjective
trau·ma·tized
ˈtrȯ-mə-ˌtīzd 
also ˈtrau̇-
: affected by physical or emotional trauma
He has always admitted responsibility for the crash, on the Autobahn between Berlin and Leipzig, which … left him temporarily paralyzed and traumatized.—
John Rockwell
John RockwellPatients are less traumatized, require shorter hospital stays, and heal faster than with conventional surgery. Yet despite the benefits, laparoscopy is a challenging procedure.—Kathy A. Svitil
Kathy A. SvitilTwo traumatized plane-crash survivors, played by Jeff Bridges and Rosie Perez, teach each other how to live again.—Peter Travers
Peter Travers… the many barriers leading to his conviction: for one, victims too traumatized to press charges.—Eloise Kinney
Eloise KinneyExamples of traumatized in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
To play this incredibly complex character, this traumatized character with a lot of pain behind her.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 May 2025
Krakauer, traumatized and exhausted, wrote a seventeen-thousand-word article within weeks.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
And while all babies cry, traumatized babies cry a lot, and these babies wailed at the slightest provocation.
—Frances Dodds Samantha Desz Krish Seenivasan Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Typically, a traumatized woman seeking violent revenge is made to back off from the abyss at the last minute, reasserting her superior humanity by refusing to sink to her victimizer’s level.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for traumatized
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 May 2025
Krakauer, traumatized and exhausted, wrote a seventeen-thousand-word article within weeks.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
And while all babies cry, traumatized babies cry a lot, and these babies wailed at the slightest provocation.
—Frances Dodds Samantha Desz Krish Seenivasan Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Typically, a traumatized woman seeking violent revenge is made to back off from the abyss at the last minute, reasserting her superior humanity by refusing to sink to her victimizer’s level.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for traumatized
Cite this Entry
“Traumatized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traumatized. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share