traumatic[adjective]Synonyms: shocking, agonizing, damaging, disturbing, hurtful, injurious, painful, scarring, upsetting, wounding
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
trau‧mat‧ic /trɔːˈmætɪk $ trɒː-/
adjective a traumatic experience is so shocking and upsetting that it affects you for a long time:
His son’s death was the most traumatic event in Stan’s life.—traumatically /-kli/
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