Vocabulary
Traumatic
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
deeply disturbing or distressing.
Urdu meaning
تکلیف دہ، جسمانی زخم
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- THE Beatles needed to breathe again after a traumatic experience with Imelda Marcos.
- She held Nusrat Bhutto`s hand from her rented home in Delhi throughout the traumatic denouement.
- In Pakistan, death is made more traumatic by the morass of hospital procedures, bureaucracy, financial demands and medical decisions at the crisis hour.
- Of these patients, about 70 per cent were found to be suffering from issues related to militancy, including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety.
- Inherent willpower is fortified when mental health advice is sought to deal with post-traumatic stress, instead of facing internal turmoil with a stiff upper lip.
Synonyms
disturbing, shocking, distressing, disquieting, upsetting, damaging, scarring,
Antonyms
benefit, blessing, comfort
Curator example
“she was going through a traumatic divorce”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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