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traumatic

[truh-mat-ik, traw-, trou-] / trəˈmæt ɪk, trɔ-, traʊ- /




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Moving on to a new doctor is highly traumatic and fraught with problems related to continuity of care.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

As business publication Fast Company noted, Backrooms is among several recent liminal space titles "shaped by Gen Z's most traumatic formative years".

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Firefighters responded to the scene of a traumatic injury involving skydivers near the 600 block of East Ellis Avenue just before 2 p.m., according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Turning the page didn’t work after the most traumatic event in American history.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

When I asked my dad why Grandpa was so crazy about guns, who had experienced traumatic things.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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