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
Three people were pronounced dead at the scene, with the cause of death for all three listed by the Ada County coroner as traumatic blunt force injuries.
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
It’s designed to help treat victims of traumatic injuries.
—Kat Merck, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
But once an aide adjusted the bed’s guard rail, the two were able to snuggle and move on from the traumatic time.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
However, with a fear of another traumatic pregnancy, this may derail the couple’s longing dream of having another child.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
It’s designed to help treat victims of traumatic injuries.
—Kat Merck, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
But once an aide adjusted the bed’s guard rail, the two were able to snuggle and move on from the traumatic time.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
However, with a fear of another traumatic pregnancy, this may derail the couple’s longing dream of having another child.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traumatic
Adjective
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There are so many horrible things happening in the world.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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While much of the criticism of HSR has come from inside California, the project’s horrible reputation is gaining national attention.—
Jon Coupal,
Orange County Register,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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An ultimate taboo, disclosing the impulse to kill one's child must be an unthinkably painful admission.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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Watching De Zerbi trying to use a threadbare squad last season was painful at times.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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There have been plenty of terrible Oscar hosts over the years but this was a car crash that could easily have been avoided.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
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Secrets bob to the surface like drowning victims from the deep until nobody — not even the reader — can easily separate the terrible truth from even more terrible fictions.—
M.L. Rio,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Almost always, an overwhelming presence off the court.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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From buffalo and teriyaki to lagers and ales, there's an overwhelming number of flavor possibilities.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Equal parts exhilarating and unsettling, many fans crowned Lamar victorious in the beef, especially after the spat led to litigation.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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But Syrian human rights groups and locals have publicized unsettling accounts of summary executions and disappearances of Alawites.—
Fawaz A. Gerges,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Jan. 2025
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Vanderbilt Profile Strengths: Competitive metrics, no bad losses, headliner wins vs. Kentucky and Tennessee. Profile Weaknesses: No key road/neutral wins, awful nonconference SOS.—
Jim Root,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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My heart was already pounding from the awful climb, but there was a sudden thrill and exhilaration.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The monumental task of remembering all items inside a home that no longer exists is adding unbearable strain, said Michael Soller, the deputy insurance commissioner, in an interview.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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In China, the woman said, life simply became too unbearable.—
Aarne Heikkila,
NBC News,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But even for Ye, his abrupt public embrace of antisemitism and counterintuitive right-wing political rhetoric, resulting in his bringing avowed white nationalist Nick Fuentes to dine with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, has been disturbing.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
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Even though Iris prefaced their weekend getaway with a disturbing intrusive thought about a previous boyfriend, her big unhinged moment is ultimately a passive decision to not untie her non-boyfriend.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Traumatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traumatic. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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