TRAUMATIC: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TRAUMATIC?

Need another word that means the same as “traumatic”? Find 30 synonyms and 30 related words for “traumatic” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Traumatic” are: disturbing, shocking, distressing, disquieting, upsetting, damaging, injurious, harmful, hurtful, painful, agonizing, awful, chilling, alarming, devastating, harrowing, excruciating, horrifying, terrifying, stressful, demanding, trying, taxing, terrible, bad, unpleasant, disagreeable, irksome, troublesome, vexatious

Traumatic as an Adjective

Definitions of "Traumatic" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “traumatic” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body.
• Psychologically painful.
• Psychologically painful.
• Deeply disturbing or distressing.
• Relating to or causing psychological trauma.
• Relating to or denoting physical injury.

Synonyms of "Traumatic" as an adjective (30 Words)

agonizing	Causing great physical or mental pain. An agonizing death.
alarming	Frightening because of an awareness of danger. Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate.
awful	Inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence. I felt awful for being so angry with him.
bad	Feeling physical discomfort or pain tough is occasionally used colloquially for bad. A bad recital.
chilling	Horrifying or frightening. A chilling account of the prisoners fate.
damaging	(sometimes followed by `to’) causing harm or injury. Damaging to career and reputation.
demanding	(of a person) making others work hard or meet high standards; not easily satisfied. A baby can be so demanding.
devastating	Physically or spiritually devastating often used in combination. She had a devastating wit.
disagreeable	Not agreeing with your tastes or expectations. Henry was always a very disagreeable boy.
disquieting	Inducing feelings of anxiety or worry. The disquieting sounds of nearby gunfire.
distressing	Causing anxiety, sorrow or pain; upsetting. Distressing or disturbing news.
disturbing	Causing anxiety; worrying. A disturbing amount of crime.
excruciating	Extremely painful. Excruciating back pain.
harmful	Causing or capable of causing harm. Too much sun is harmful to the skin.
harrowing	Acutely distressing. It was a harrowing experience.
horrifying	Provoking horror. A horrifying incident.
hurtful	Causing hurt. Her hurtful unconsidered words.
injurious	(of language) maliciously insulting; libellous. Food which is injurious to health.
irksome	So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. An irksome journey.
painful	Causing physical or psychological pain. Their attempts at reggae are painful.
shocking	Causing a feeling of surprise and dismay. She brought shocking news.
stressful	Extremely irritating to the nerves. The stressful days before a war.
taxing	Not easily borne; wearing. They find the work too taxing.
terrible	Intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality. The stranger gave a terrible smile.
terrifying	Causing extreme terror. The terrifying events of the past few weeks.
troublesome	Causing difficulty or annoyance. A troublesome situation.
trying	Extremely irritating to the nerves. Fell upon trying times.
unpleasant	Offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness. An unpleasant smell.
upsetting	Causing unhappiness, disappointment, or worry. A painful and upsetting divorce.
vexatious	Denoting an action or the bringer of an action that is brought without sufficient grounds for winning, purely to cause annoyance to the defendant. A frivolous or vexatious litigant.

Usage Examples of "Traumatic" as an adjective

• She is remembering some deeply traumatic incident in her past.
• Few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child.
• She was going through a traumatic divorce.

Associations of "Traumatic" (30 Words)

accident	The working of fortune; chance. He had an accident at the factory.
aching	A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain. The cool air was a relief to my aching head.
amnesia	A partial or total loss of memory. They were suffering from amnesia.
blow	Shape by blowing. I d better blow.
bruise	Inflict a bruise or bruises on a part of the body. This remark really bruised my ego.
cataclysm	A large-scale and violent event in the natural world. The cataclysm at the end of the Cretaceous Period.
concussion	Temporary unconsciousness or confusion caused by a blow on the head. He was carried off the pitch with concussion.
damage	Suffer or be susceptible to damage. The damage to his reputation was considerable.
damaged	Being unjustly brought into disrepute. The storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings.
dementia	Mental deterioration of organic or functional origin.
episode	A brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series. The whole episode has been a major embarrassment.
event	A thing that happens or takes place, especially one of importance. He acted very wise after the event.
fatality	Helplessness in the face of fate. A sense of fatality gripped her.
forgetfulness	Lapse of memory. She teased him for his forgetfulness.
hallucination	An experience involving the apparent perception of something not present. His dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination.
happen	Happen occur or be the case in the course of events or by chance Santayana. Do you happen to know who her doctor is.
happening	An event that happens. A happening neighbourhood.
hurt	Hurt the feelings of. My back hurts.
incident	A single distinct event. The road will bring other incidental advantages.
incidental	An item that is incidental. The road will bring other incidental advantages.
injury	An instance of being injured. All escaped without serious injury.
lacerate	Criticize forcefully or severely. Her true venom seems reserved for the media itself as she lacerates our obsession with celebrity.
neurophysiology	The branch of neuroscience that studies the physiology of the nervous system.
oblivion	The state of being disregarded or forgotten. He sought the great oblivion of sleep.
occur	Happen; take place. Sexism occurs in many workplaces.
painful	Causing physical pain. Her ankle was very painful.
shock	Affect with physiological shock or with an electric shock. Rackets today don t bend or absorb shock the way wooden rackets do.
suffer	Undergo or suffer. My conscience would not suffer me to accept any more.
trauma	Emotional shock following a stressful event or a physical injury, which may lead to long-term neurosis. Rupture of the diaphragm caused by blunt trauma.
unintentionally	Not on purpose. Unintentionally rude song lyrics.