Soothing and Traumatic

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Soothing adjective - Tending to calm the emotions and relieve stress.

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Traumatic is an antonym for soothing.

Nearby Words: soothe, soothed, soother, sooth, soothingly

Traumatic adjective - Psychologically painful;"few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child";.

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Soothing is an antonym for traumatic in frightening topic.

Nearby Words: trauma, traumatize

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