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traumatically

traumatically

1 7.5
In a way that causes deep emotional pain
  • adverb
  • /trɔːˈmætɪkli/
translation icon : traumáticamente
  • While in Paris, Mohamedi became engaged to a Pakistani student, but when the relationship broke up traumatically, she sought refuge with her father in Bahrain.

Examples

  • Yeah, well, because yours ended very traumatically, You know, your love was trying to save you.

  • Thus, there is always a market for the evils of moralizing repression because there is a large base of people who saw, traumatically, firsthand, and pervasively, what their parents did to them.

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  • After the accident, she dealt with her memories traumatically for many years, often reliving the painful moments.

  • The children were traumatically affected by the sudden loss of their home during the storm.

  • He found it difficult to trust others after being traumatically betrayed by his closest friend.

Synonyms

horrifically
vstraumatically
3 6.0

In a way that is very shocking or frightening

focuses more on deep psychological damage rather than shocking horror
distressingly
vstraumatically
3 6.5

In a way that makes people feel worried or unhappy

indicates more severe and potentially long lasting psychological harm
heartbreakingly
vstraumatically
3 5.1

In a way that makes people feel very sad

implies more serious psychological harm than sorrowful sadness
searingly
vstraumatically
1 7.2

In a way that feels very painful or shocking

describes severe, long term psychological damage not just intense pain
shatteringly
vstraumatically
1 7.9

In a way that makes people feel great shock or deep sadness

involves lasting psychological injury rather than a single shocking event
harrowingly
vstraumatically
1 8.8

In a way that causes great fear or pain

implies more severe lasting psychological harm rather than temporary intense upset
wrenchingly
vstraumatically
1 8.1

In a way that causes strong emotional pain

signifies severe, enduring psychological harm beyond strong emotional pain

Antonyms

1 3.3

In a way that helps and encourages someone

How Traumatic

traumatically
1 7.5
disturbingly
14 5.3
harmlessly
8 2.3

Surface Forms

traumatically positive

Morphology

traumatically = traumatic (transparent) = trauma + tic + ally

The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ally' to the adjective 'traumatic', which is clearly derived from 'trauma' + '-tic'.

Etymology

Traumatically comes from trauma, meaning 'wound', and a helpful image is a wound to the feelings as well as the body; that's why traumatically often describes things that cause deep emotional harm.