English–French

“traumatic” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/tʁomatizɑ̃/

Example

Le reportage était traumatisant pour moi.

The report was traumatic for me.

Illustration for traumatisant (traumatic)

How to say “traumatic” in French

“Traumatic” in French is traumatisant.

A shock whose emotional effects continue after the event ends.

Full entry for traumatisant: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with traumatisant

Son témoignage était traumatisant et difficile à entendre.

His testimony was traumatizing and difficult to hear.

Tips for using traumatisant

  • Traumatisant normally describes a cause such as an event or report, while traumatisé describes a person affected by it.

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