verb
definition
To injure, e.g. tissues, by force or by thermal, chemical or other agents.
definition
To cause a trauma in.
example
I was traumatized by a childhood experience.
Examples of traumatizing in a Sentence
School can be particularly traumatizing due to teasing by other children.
Some people do not like to reminisce because of traumatizing experiences.
Teenage years can prove even more traumatizing in the looks department if you're not steered in the right direction from the start.
Going cold turkey on the morning donut and Friday night beer can be a traumatizing event, but the cravings typically subside considerably once you've suffered through the initial withdrawal agony.
The causes of PTSD vary, but the common factor is usually a traumatizing event.
Discovering we are HIV positive has been very traumatizing in addition to what we have suffered back home.