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traumatico

traumatic

adjective trah-oo-MAH-tee-koh Rare

Origin: Greek traumatikos, from trauma (wound).

Usage Note

Traumatico agrees in gender and number: traumatico / traumatica / traumatici / traumatiche. It is used both in medical contexts (shock traumatico) and informally for any deeply distressing experience. The related noun is il trauma (m), whose plural is i traumi (not i traumas).

Examples

"L'incidente è stato traumatico per tutti."

Natural Translation

The accident was traumatic for everyone.

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