traumatizar

traumatizar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. to traumatize
La experiencia de ver morir a toda su familia a manos de los despiadados soldados traumatizó enormemente a Nala.The experience of seeing her entire family die at the hands of the ruthless soldiers greatly traumatized Nala.
b. to traumatise
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
No grites así a los niños. Los vas a traumatizar.Don't yell at the children like that. You'll traumatise them.
traumatizarse
A pronominal verb phrase combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Se dio cuenta del problema.)
pronominal verb phrase
a. to be traumatized
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
No quiero que mis hijos se traumatizen por esta experiencia.I don't want my kids to be traumatized by this experience.
b. to be traumatised
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
No es raro que alguien que presencia un acto de violencia extrema se traumatice a causa de ello.It's not uncommon for someone who witnesses an act of extreme violence to be traumatised by it.
c. to become traumatized
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Olga se traumatizó por la desaparición de su familia cuando era joven.Olga became traumatized due to her family's disappearance when she was young.
d. to become traumatised
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
El padre de Eduardo lo disciplinaba tanto que el pobre niño se traumatizó.Eduardo's father disciplined Eduardo so much that the poor kid became traumatised.
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