Synonyms for traumatize

Most common

shock · shake · injure

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To injure, e.g. tissues, by force or by thermal, chemical or other agents.

Related words

Other spellings

traumatise UK

Forms

Past participle

traumatized
e.g. traumatized → injured, shocked, shaken…

Example sentences

• shock I expect him to get over the shock of his failure.
• shake New GATT resolutions could create a real shake-up.
• injure You have to be careful so as not to injure yourself.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

shock¹, shake¹

6 letters

injure²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (injure² = 2 syllables).