TRAUMATISE


Meaning of TRAUMATISE in English

trau ‧ ma ‧ tize BrE AmE ( also traumatise British English ) /ˈtrɔːmətaɪz, ˈtraʊ- $ ˈtraʊ-, ˈtrɒː-/ verb [transitive usually passive]

to shock someone so badly that they are affected by it for a very long time:

He was traumatized by his war experiences.

—traumatized adjective

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.