Meanings
verbretraumatize (third-person singular simple present retraumatizes, present participle retraumatizing, simple past and past participle retraumatized)
present singular third person retraumatizes · participle present retraumatizing · participle past retraumatized · past retraumatized
- transitivehuman sciencesTo 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
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APA
retraumatize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retraumatize
MLA
“retraumatize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retraumatize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retraumatize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retraumatize.
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