as in horrible
causing great and lasting pain or distress
The family struggled to cope with the traumatic experience of losing their home.
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Recent Examples of traumatic
So many people who went through this kind of trauma and traumatic symptoms.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 21 Apr. 2025
Cherry often found himself in emotionally challenging scenes, like in Criminal Minds and House, M.D., where his characters would often go through traumatic experiences — but that didn’t seem to bother young Cherry.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Many who died suffered from traumatic head injuries, Dominican Republic Health Minister Victor Atallah said.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
There wasn’t a traumatic effect that caused (the hamstring strain).
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 21 Apr. 2025
Cherry often found himself in emotionally challenging scenes, like in Criminal Minds and House, M.D., where his characters would often go through traumatic experiences — but that didn’t seem to bother young Cherry.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Many who died suffered from traumatic head injuries, Dominican Republic Health Minister Victor Atallah said.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
There wasn’t a traumatic effect that caused (the hamstring strain).
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traumatic
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One of our group hunted it on a rainy afternoon — traditionally a horrible time to bag a bird — and killed a 3-year-old tom. —A.M. Don’t Become Overly Reliant on Your Cameras Cameras aren’t magic.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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Big, wonderful, funny, horrible, strange, sad, great life.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Lotions in particular remove hair from the root, are less painful than wax strips, and are much cheaper than laser hair removal and electrolysis.—
Danielle Jackson,
Glamour,
29 Apr. 2025
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Like many things in life, trying to fix something later is much more painful.—
Kevin Campbell,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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United have fallen massively and it’s been a terrible watch all season, bar a couple of highs.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Public interest in the film intensified after a stroke of terrible happenstance.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But this milestone doesn't have to be overwhelming or awkward.—
Ellen Sturm Niz,
Parents,
22 Apr. 2025
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My colleagues are stumped as to the real reason why, as am I. This has been a hot topic in my field and the outpouring of outrage and kindness has been overwhelming.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The voice of Pope Francis has been such a voice—gentle, disarming, and at times, unsettling.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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These experiments busted the urban myth but also pointed to a the truth about how companies like Facebook sometimes serve up such disturbingly accurate advertisements that is much more complex, and unsettling.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Before the turn of the year, Manchester City were stuck in an awful rut.—
Sam Tighe,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Back when Michael Jordan owned the team, the Hornets once went 7-59 in a season so awful that a movie got made about it.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There are better, more strategic ways to respond when work starts to feel unbearable.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Rogers, 32, told Newsweek that losing her partner in 2020 was unbearable.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In cases where advertising is inevitable, some prefer ads that appeal on a personal level over messaging that can be inappropriate or, even, disturbing and offensive.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2025
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Ghosts that wink could be scary but the face Sal makes is disturbing in other ways.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Traumatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traumatic. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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