/trɔ:'mætɪk; [US] traʊ-; trau`mætɪk/
adj
1 (psychology or medical 心或医) of or causing trauma（精神上或肉体上）创伤的, 造成创伤的; 外伤的.
2 (infml口) (of an experience) distressing or unpleasant （指经历）痛苦的, 不愉快的
*Our journey home was pretty traumatic. 我们归途中不太顺心.

adj
a traumatic experience is so shocking and upsetting that it affects you for a long time
　His son's death was the most traumatic event in Stan's life.
>traumatically [-kli/