traumatic
adjective
[ trɔːˈmatɪk ]
• deeply disturbing or distressing.
• "she was going through a traumatic divorce"
Similar:
disturbing,
shocking,
distressing,
disquieting,
upsetting,
damaging,
scarring,
injurious,
harmful,
hurtful,
painful,
agonizing,
awful,
chilling,
alarming,
devastating,
harrowing,
excruciating,
horrifying,
terrifying,
mind-blowing,
stressful,
demanding,
trying,
taxing,
terrible,
bad,
unpleasant,
disagreeable,
irksome,
troublesome,
vexatious,
• relating to or denoting physical injury.
Origin:
mid 19th century: via late Latin from Greek traumatikos, from trauma (see trauma).
