Meaning & use
traumatized
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Deeply and often persistently distressed as a result of a disturbing experience.
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The survivors were visibly traumatized in the days after the earthquake.
Years later, she was still traumatized by the accident.
A note on using this word
Describes the lasting psychological aftereffects of a distressing event, distinct from momentary fear or shock.
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shakenscarred
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Words with an opposite meaning
unaffecteduntroubled
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