traumatize

Example Sentences

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“This country has done nothing but traumatize me in the last six months. Maybe I’ll just move to Spain.”

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025

“If they’ve betrayed the person they love the most while that trauma bond is still strong, they internalize the guilt and that can destabilize them or traumatize them further.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023

A hallmark of these coming-of-age horror shows is that the scares are not meant “to just traumatize them,” says Roth.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023

The movie's footage was so unsettling that parents' groups claimed the film would traumatize children and even scare them away from Christmas.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2023

They’re a little more hands off with Ryan—nobody wants to traumatize a second grader.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman