Retraumatize

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To traumatize again or anew. transitive

    "One risk of introducing potent material too fast is that a veteran could become retraumatized and perhaps unwilling to continue other kinds of therapy, as well."

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"One risk of introducing potent material too fast is that a veteran could become retraumatized and perhaps unwilling to continue other kinds of therapy, as well."

Etymology

From re- + traumatize.

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