Definition of "traumatising" [traumatising]

• Present participle of traumatise. (verb)

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• "She said she was then held at a local school precinct for hours in what she calls a traumatising and excessive ordeal."
• "Much has been written recently about 'cotton wool kids' both in Europe and in the US where some schools insist that teachers do corrections in lavender ink because red marks are too 'traumatising' for children."
• "Touching on recent spates of xenophobia in the country, Dawlo described the events, especially in Alexandra were "traumatising"."