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I think the violence in 'The Hills Have Eyes' and 'High Tension' is much more traumatic than 'Piranha.'
Alexandre Aja

Meaning of "traumatic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRAUMATIC

traumatic  [trɔːˈmætɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRAUMATIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Traumatic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TRAUMATIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of traumatic in the English dictionary

The definition of traumatic in the dictionary is distressing; emotionally or psychologically upsetting. Other definition of traumatic is of or relating to a bodily injury or wound, especially a very serious or life threatening one.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRAUMATIC


antirheumatic
ˌæntɪruːˈmætɪk
automatic
ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk
dermatic
dɜːˈmætɪk
diplomatic
ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk
dramatic
drəˈmætɪk
empyreumatic
ˌempɪruːˈmætɪk
endermatic
ˌɛndɜːˈmætɪk
epirrhematic
ˌɛpɪriːˈmætɪk
haematic
hiːˈmætɪk
hematic
hiːˈmætɪk
neumatic
njuːˈmætɪk
posttraumatic
ˌpəʊsttrɔːˈmætɪk
rheumatic
ruːˈmætɪk
Sarmatic
sɑːˈmætɪk
schematic
skɪˈmætɪk
simatic
saɪˈmætɪk
spermatic
spɜːˈmætɪk
strumatic
struːˈmætɪk
systematic
ˌsɪstɪˈmætɪk
zoospermatic
ˌzəʊəspɜːˈmætɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRAUMATIC

trass
trat
trattoria
trauchle
trauchled
trauma
trauma center
traumata
traumatically
traumatisation
traumatism
traumatization
traumatize
traumatized
traumatological
traumatology
traumatonasty
travail

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRAUMATIC

animatic
aromatic
asymptomatic
charismatic
chromatic
cinematic
climatic
diagrammatic
enigmatic
enzymatic
kinematic
monochromatic
pragmatic
prismatic
problematic
programmatic
somatic
static
symptomatic
thematic
unproblematic

Synonyms and antonyms of traumatic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TRAUMATIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «traumatic» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of traumatic

Translation of «traumatic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRAUMATIC

Find out the translation of traumatic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of traumatic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «traumatic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

创伤的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

traumático
570 millions of speakers

English

traumatic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घाव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جَرْحِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

травматический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

traumático
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আঘাতমূলক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

traumatisant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Traumatik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

traumatisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

外傷性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

충격적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Traumatik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đau đớn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதிர்ச்சிகரமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अत्यंत क्लेशकारक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

travmatik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

traumatico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

traumatyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

травматичний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

traumatic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τραυματικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

traumatiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

traumatisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

traumatisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of traumatic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAUMATIC»

The term «traumatic» is very widely used and occupies the 17.894 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAUMATIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about traumatic

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10 QUOTES WITH «TRAUMATIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word traumatic.
1
Willie Aames
When you go through a traumatic event, there's a lot of shame that comes with that. A lot of loss of self-esteem. That can become debilitating.
2
Alexandre Aja
I think the violence in 'The Hills Have Eyes' and 'High Tension' is much more traumatic than 'Piranha.'
3
Diane Arbus
Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats.
4
Dale Archer
Post traumatic stress disorder starts out with nightmares, flashbacks and actually reliving the event. And this happens over and over and over and over in your mind. If you let it go on, it can become chronic and become hard if not impossible to treat.
5
Dale Archer
The thing about post-traumatic stress disorder, we know about one in five, about 20 percent of individuals that are exposed to a direct traumatic stress will develop this disorder.
6
Dale Archer
You have to understand that PTSD has to be an event that you experience, a very traumatic event. And actually, there is evidence that brain chemistry changes during this event in certain individuals where it's imprinted indelibly forever and there's an emotion associated with this which triggers the condition.
7
Rob Bell
Suffering is traumatic and awful and we get angry and we shake our fists at the heavens and we vent and rage and weep. But in the process we discover a new tomorrow, one we never would have imagined otherwise.
8
Peter Berg
What first caught my eye about Rihanna was an interview she did with Diane Sawyer after the Chris Brown incident, where she was very articulate, very poised, obviously a smart girl who talked about a very traumatic experience.
9
Eve Best
Changing my name was traumatic for me.
10
Warren Buffett
In the 20th century, the United States endured two world wars and other traumatic and expensive military conflicts; the Depression; a dozen or so recessions and financial panics; oil shocks; a flu epidemic; and the resignation of a disgraced president. Yet the Dow rose from 66 to 11,497.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAUMATIC»

Discover the use of traumatic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to traumatic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Textbook of Traumatic Brain Injury
TBI is also in the news on a daily basis due to sports injuries. This new edition has been revised and updated from the 2005 first edition to reflect the exponential expansion of research and clinical data amassed in the intervening years.
Jonathan M. Silver, Thomas W. McAllister, Stuart C. Yudofsky, 2011
2
Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on ...
A highly influential work that laid the foundation for many of the field's continuing advances, this volume remains an immensely informative and thought-provoking clinical reference and text.
Bessel A. van der Kolk, Alexander C. McFarlane, Lars Weisaeth, 2012
3
Compassion Fatigue: Coping With Secondary Traumatic Stress ...
This volume is the latest in a series that focuses on the immediate and long-term consequences of highly stressful events.
Charles R. Figley, 2013
4
Communication Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury
This is changing the way people with TBI are assessed and is generating new approaches to rehabilitation. This volume will be of interest to psychologists, speech pathologists and therapists and linguists.
Skye E. McDonald, Chris Code, Leanne Togher, 2000
5
Treating Trauma and Traumatic Grief in Children and Adolescents
This is the authoritative guide to conducting trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), a systematic, evidence-based treatment for traumatized children and their families.
Judith A. Cohen, Anthony P. Mannarino, Esther Deblinger, 2006
6
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for the Treatment of ...
From two well-known psychologists, this indispensable resource for mental health professionals offers a practical, accessible and theoretically complete approach to using ACT to treat PTSD and acute trauma-related symptoms.
Robyn D. Walser, Darrah Westrup, 2007
7
Traumatic Brain Injury: Rehabilitation for Everyday Adaptive ...
The second edition of this book provides an updated guide for health professionals working with individuals recovering from TBI.
Jennie Ponsford, Sue Sloan, Pamela Snow, 2012
8
Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury
Rehabilitation For Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a state-of-the-science review of the effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions.
Walter M. High Jr. Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Angelle M. Sander Jr. Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Margaret A. Struchen Jr. Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2005
9
Prostitution, Trafficking, and Traumatic Stress
The book presents clinical examples, analysis, and original research, counteracting common myths about the harmlessness of prostitution.
Melissa Farley, PhD, 2012
10
The Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Relationship: How to ...
This is the complete guide to keeping the relationship strong and helping both partners recover in happy, healthy ways.
Diane England, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAUMATIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term traumatic is used in the context of the following news items.
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People with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ask for firework courtesy
TIPPECANOE CO., Ind. (WLFI) — While most people are enjoying the celebratory lights in the sky, people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder are ... «wlfi.com, Jul 15»
2
Coping While Black: A Season Of Traumatic News Takes A …
Can racism cause post-traumatic stress? That's one big question psychologists are trying to answer, particularly in the aftermath of the shooting at the historically ... «NPR, Jul 15»
3
After Trauma, Women Face Heart Disease Risk
Women who experience a traumatic event and develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be at increased risk for heart disease, a new large study ... «Live Science, Jun 15»
4
A traumatic event makes victims age biologically faster
A stressful experience really can take years off you as scientists find that people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are actually ageing faster. «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
5
Online videos can cause post-traumatic stress disorder
Social media users risk suffering symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder from viewing violent news events such as school shootings and suicide bombings, ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
6
PET Scans Can Detect Traumatic Brain Disease in Living Patients
A brain imaging technique might allow doctors to detect a type of brain disease caused by repetitive head trauma in living patients. This condition affects some ... «Healthline, Apr 15»
7
Audley Harrison suffering from traumatic brain injuries and faces …
Audley Harrison has revealed he is suffering from traumatic brain injuries and is facing bankruptcy after announcing his decision to retire from boxing. «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
8
Traumatic childhood events more common among military volunteers
And, because past trauma may make a person more vulnerable to developing post-traumatic stress disorder after a new adverse event like combat exposure, ... «Reuters, Jul 14»
9
Education May Help Insulate The Brain Against Traumatic Injury
A little education goes a long way toward ensuring you'll recover from a serious traumatic brain injury. In fact, people with lots of education are seven times more ... «NPR, Apr 14»
10
HALF of incarcerated teens in NYC jails have had traumatic brain …
About half of all 16- to 18-year-olds who spend time New York City jails say they have had a traumatic brain injury before being incarcerated, according to a new ... «Daily Mail, Apr 14»

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