traumatisieren
Translation
to traumatize
Examples
Das Ereignis hat ihn tief traumatisiert.
The event traumatized him deeply.
Man sollte Kinder nicht traumatisieren.
One should not traumatize children.
Grammar Patterns
((sb.)) to traumatize (sb.) Das Ereignis hat ihn traumatisiert.
Similar Words
Synonyms: to shock, to injure; Antonyms: to heal, to soothe
Etymology
Derived from 'Trauma' and the verbalizing suffix '-isieren', similar to the American English '-ize'.
Memory Tips
The '-isieren' ending corresponds to the American English '-ize', as in 'realisieren' (to realize). Think of it as 'to traumat-ize'.