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retraumatizing

retraumatizing is the present participle and gerund 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 retraumatizing

What is retraumatizing the present participle and gerund of?
Retraumatizing is the present participle and gerund of retraumatize.

Words near retraumatizing in the dictionary

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

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