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traumatic

adjective as in frightful/frightening

adjective as in harrowing

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adjective as in nightmarish

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‘Nothing in my life has been as defining or traumatic,’” the amicus brief reads.

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"We are extremely conscious of the stressful and often traumatic experiences that hospital visits can generate, particularly for children and their parents," they said.

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The Princess Royal made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Tuesday to highlight the "traumatic experiences of children living on the frontline of the conflict", Buckingham Palace has said.

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Her body was found on 11 September having suffered traumatic neck injuries.

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I confess to Shires that I’m more than 2½ years removed from my own traumatic breakup, one that still manages to derail my days.

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