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Adjective: traumatic  tro'ma-tik
  1. Psychologically painful
    "few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child"
     
  2. Of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body
    "The patient suffered traumatic injuries in the car accident"

See also: painful

Encyclopedia: Traumatic