to traumatize
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to traumatize
To cause someone severe emotional suffering or shock (a trauma) that can have long-term psychological consequences.
Der brutale Überfall hat die junge Frau tief traumatisiert.
The brutal attack deeply traumatized the young woman.
The verb 'traumatisieren' (to traumatize) is derived directly from the noun 'das Trauma' (trauma). It means to cause someone trauma. If you know the meaning of the noun, the verb is easy to understand.
Solche Erlebnisse können Kinder schwer traumatisieren.
Such experiences can severely traumatize children.
Like most verbs ending in '-ieren', 'traumatisieren' (to traumatize) is regular and forms the past participle without the prefix 'ge-'. The correct form is 'traumatisiert' (traumatized).
Er wurde durch den Unfall schwer traumatisiert.
He was severely traumatized by the accident.
This verb is very often used in the passive to put the victim in focus. In the active sentence, the terrible event is the subject; in the passive sentence, it is the affected person.
Der Krieg hat eine ganze Generation traumatisiert.
The war traumatized an entire generation.
To express the severity of the trauma, the verb is often combined with adverbs such as 'schwer' (severely), 'tief' (deeply), or 'nachhaltig' (lastingly).
Die Erfahrung hat sie nachhaltig traumatisiert.
The experience traumatized her in a lasting way.
to shock
Schockieren mainly refers to intense immediate fright or horror. Traumatisieren means causing severe emotional suffering that can have long-term psychological effects. Traumatisieren is therefore appropriate only when the effect goes beyond the initial shock.
Das schwere Unfallerlebnis traumatisierte Lea und belastete sie noch lange.
The serious accident traumatized Lea and continued to affect her for a long time.
Die Nachricht von dem schweren Unfall schockierte Lea sofort.
The news of the serious accident shocked Lea immediately.
