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What does traumatise mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive, pathology) To injure, e.g. tissues, by force or by thermal, chemical or other agents.
  2. (psychiatry) To cause a trauma in.
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We must, of course, condemn these acts, which traumatise whole families and create a climate of terror in the areas that are particularly affected.
Education has been severely disrupted by the curfews and restrictions on movement, and traumatise children are achieving results well below norm.
But, one guaranteed to traumatise the hoarder and make the hoarding subsequently worse.
If this show manages to traumatise you, perhaps you should consider turning to Stairway To Heaven on Monday nights.
It is utterly reprehensible to threaten and traumatise children, parents and teachers.
Teenagers need to experiment with stupid trends, join their peers in sporting tattered neon wristbands or dropped crotch monkey jeans, and traumatise parents with slapped-on clown makeup.

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