Severe
Traumatic
Traumatic adjective - Psychologically painful;"few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child";.
Severe and traumatic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Severe" instead an adjective "Traumatic".
Nearby Words: trauma, traumatize
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In The Raven Boys, after a severe emotionally and physically traumatic experience, Adam comes to sit with Blue in her garden, then lays his head in her lap.
Source: Lap Pillow -
As the Season Three opener has shown through a combination of more traumatic flashbacks and severe self-esteem issues?
Source: Shell-Shocked Veteran -
Interestingly, the only "downside" to resurrection was that it made Cylons under-appreciate life, as well as allow for some severe post traumatic effects depending on the cause of death.
Source: Came Back Wrong
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Traumatic and Severe. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/severe/traumatic
Severe & Traumatic. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/severe/traumatic>.
Traumatic or Severe. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/severe/traumatic.
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