Definition of Traumatic

extremely disturbing or upsetting

Examples of Traumatic in a sentence

Traumatic events caused the girl to be afraid of going to sleep without a light on.  🔊

Seeing the traumatic train wreck caused the bystanders to have nightmares for weeks.  🔊

The tornado hitting the house was not as traumatic as seeing that all of the damage afterwards.  🔊

Because her brother’s death was very traumatic, the upset woman spoke with a counselor about her feelings.  🔊

Traumatic in nature, the crime spree caused citizens to fear leaving their homes.  🔊

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