Definition of Traumatized

to cause someone to become extremely upset in a way that causes serious emotional problems

Examples of Traumatized in a sentence

Being robbed at work traumatized the store clerk leaving her too afraid to leave her home.  🔊

The students who witnessed the school shooting were traumatized by their classmates’ deaths and are in therapy for their emotional issues.  🔊

Because Ellie was traumatized by being abused as a child, she lived her life in an emotionally fragile state.  🔊

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