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traumatic

Pronunciation: /trɔːˈmatɪk, traʊ-/

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Definition of traumatic

adjective

1deeply disturbing or distressing:she was going through a traumatic divorce
relating to or causing psychological trauma: she is remembering some deeply traumatic incident in her past