retraumatize

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English

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Etymology

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From re- +‎ traumatize.

Verb

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retraumatize (third-person singular simple present retraumatizes, present participle retraumatizing, simple past and past participle retraumatized)

  1. (psychology, transitive) To traumatize again or anew.
    • 2007 August 28, Amanda Schaffer, “Not a Game: Simulation to Lessen War Trauma”, in New York Times[1]:
      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.
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