traumatize

Example Sentences

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Both instances are deeply traumatizing and lead to mistrust of the police.

From Salon

“He, like many others, is extremely traumatized and just rattled with guilt and so many other feelings of: ‘What could I have done better?

From Los Angeles Times

All aboard have drowned, except Pi, a traumatized 17-year-old who washed up in this fishing village after 227 days lost at sea.

From New York Times

The outcome contains virtually no jeopardizing implications in terms of setting a damaging legal precedent or traumatizing victims of violence or abuse.

From Salon

When a stampede at a soccer stadium in Indonesia killed 135 people last year, it became one of the worst disasters in the sport’s history, leaving fans and players traumatized.

From New York Times