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retraumatized

retraumatized is the simple past and past participle of retraumatize.

Meaning of retraumatize

Verb

retraumatize (third-person singular simple present retraumatizes, present participle retraumatizing, simple past and past participle retraumatized)

  1. (transitive) To traumatize again or anew.
    • One risk of introducing potent material too fast is that a veteran could become retraumatized and perhaps unwilling to continue other kinds of therapy, as well.2007 August 28, Amanda Schaffer, “Not a Game: Simulation to Lessen War Trauma”, in New York Times

Questions about retraumatized

What is retraumatized the simple past and past participle of?
Retraumatized is the simple past and past participle of retraumatize.

Words near retraumatized in the dictionary

  1. retraumatises
  2. retraumatising
  3. retraumatization
  4. retraumatizations
  5. retraumatize
  6. retraumatized
  7. retraumatizes
  8. retraumatizing
  9. retravel
  10. retraveled
  11. retraveling

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