traumatize
Example Sentences
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It was enough of a trend that Glaser joked about an area of the audience represented by “Hamnet” and other wrenching films, which she dubbed “traumatized woman alley.”
As early as the 1960s, when many survivors were too traumatized to bear witness, he spoke to students and other groups about the Holocaust—at first in general, later in personal terms.
I thought high school was traumatizing enough, but I didn’t have to deal with anything close to what the teens in “Yellowjackets” have endured for three seasons.
From Los Angeles Times
“There’s a group that’s really so traumatized that they don’t know what to do. And there’s a group of seniors asking, ‘Do you want to rebuild at 80 years old?’”
From Los Angeles Times
“Even if your house remained, you’re still traumatized, and you’ve missed your community. Tonight was really special, to have a full house of people who want to feel connected to each again.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
