traumatic
adjective /trɔːˈmæt.ɪk/ /traʊ-/
/trɑːˈmæt̬-/ Definition
C2 If an experience is traumatic, it causes you severe emotional shock and upset: Some of the most disturbed children had witnessed really traumatic things, such as rape and murder.Saddening, shocking and upsetting › informal frightening and causing worry: Don't you find exams traumatic?Describing things that cause fear traumatically /-ɪ.kəl.i/ adverb Describing things that cause fearSaddening, shocking and upsetting
(Definition of traumatic adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- awesome adjective
- bloodcurdling adjective
- chilling adjective
- creepy adjective
- fearsome adjective
- frightening adjective
- hair-raising adjective
- hairy adjective (FRIGHTENING)
- horrible adjective
- intimidating adjective
- scary adjective
- spine-chilling adjective
- spine-tingling adjective
- spooky adjective
- terrifying adjective
- white-knuckle adjective
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