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Common collocations with traumatic in American Collocation

traumatic adjective

US /trɔˈmætɪk/

very

deeply
extremely
particularly
very

The death of a child is extremely traumatic for parents.

rather

fairly
pretty
quite

Searching for a lost pet can be quite traumatic.

in a particular way

emotionally
psychologically

Domestic abuse is a psychologically traumatic experience.

situation or experience

change
circumstances
episode
event
experience
incident
situation

Memories of the traumatic event may surface in the form of flashbacks.

time

childhood
period
time
week
year

James had many insecurities, probably derived from his traumatic childhood.

This was a traumatic time from which we shall never totally recover.

effect

effect
impact

Never underestimate the traumatic effects of a major crisis on people’s lives.

memory

memory

It is a strange thing that you can suppress a traumatic memory for decades and then it comes back in the form of nightmares.

stress

Bereavement often causes a combination of traumatic stress and grief.

difficult
painful
stressful

The breakdown of any marriage is bound to be a painful and traumatic time.