traumatisch
Translation
traumatic
Examples
Das war eine traumatische Erfahrung.
That was a traumatic experience.
Er leidet an traumatischen Erinnerungen.
He suffers from traumatic memories.
Grammar Patterns
((Adjective)) + ((Noun)) (attributive) Eine traumatische Erfahrung.
((to be)) + ((Adjective)) (predicative) Die Erfahrung war traumatisch.
Similar Words
Synonyms: shocking, harrowing; Antonyms: healing, soothing
Etymology
From Greek 'trauma' (wound) with the adjectival suffix '-isch'.
Memory Tips
It's a direct cognate of the American English word 'traumatic', making it easy to remember.