Traumatize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

inflict a trauma upon

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈɔːmɐtˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈɔːmɐtˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈɔːmɐtˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /tɹˈɔːmɐtˌaɪz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shock traumatise

Word Forms

trauma	noun	any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
shock	noun	an unpleasant or disappointing surprise

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

traumatisieren

ein Trauma zufügen

🇫🇷French

traumatiser

infliger un traumatisme à

🇪🇸Spanish

traumatizar

infligir un trauma a

🇮🇹Italian

traumatizzare

infliggere un trauma

🇳🇱Dutch

traumatiseren

een trauma toebrengen

🇵🇹Portuguese

traumatizar

infligir um trauma

🇷🇺Russian

травмировать

нанести травму

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घाव करना

आघात पहुंचाना

🇧🇩Bengali

আঘাত করা

একটি মানসিক আঘাত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

காயப்படுத்து

ஒரு அதிர்ச்சியை ஏற்படுத்தும்

🇮🇳Telugu

గాయపరచు

ఒక గాయం కలిగించు

🇮🇳Marathi

आघात करणे

एक आघात लादणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇજા પહોંચાડવી

પર આઘાત લાદવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಘಾತಕಾರಿ

ಮೇಲೆ ಆಘಾತವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആഘാതം ഉണ്ടാക്കുക

ഒരു ട്രോമ വരുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਦਮਾ

'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਸਦਮਾ ਪਹੁੰਚਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

صدمہ پہنچانا

ایک صدمہ پہنچانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

使受创伤

造成创伤

🇯🇵Japanese

トラウマになる

～にトラウマを与える

🇰🇷Korean

충격을 주다

트라우마를 입히다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm tổn thương

gây tổn thương cho

🇹🇭Thai

บอบช้ำ

สร้างความบอบช้ำทางจิตใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

melukai

menimbulkan trauma pada dirinya

🇵🇭Filipino

ma-trauma

magdulot ng trauma sa

🇲🇾Malay

menimbulkan trauma

menimbulkan trauma kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صدمة

إحداث صدمة

🇮🇷Persian

آسیب وارد کردن

ضربه روحی وارد کند

🇹🇷Turkish

travmatize etmek

travma yaşatmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לעשות טראומה

לגרום לטראומה

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