Meaning & use
Traumatised
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Deeply and often lastingly distressed as a result of an intensely disturbing or frightening experience.
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Survivors of the crash were left traumatised and unable to sleep for weeks.
The traumatised child refused to speak about what he had witnessed.
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This is the British and Commonwealth spelling; American English typically uses 'traumatized' with a z.
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