traumatically

adverb

as in disturbingly

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Recent Examples of traumatically Hopefully just not as traumatically — although Holly’s already had a slightly traumatic childhood. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traumatically
  1. disturbingly
  2. alarmingly
  3. horribly
  4. unsettlingly
  5. terribly
  6. dreadfully
  7. disgustingly
  8. distressingly
Adverb
  • The show ran for three seasons starting in 2012, airing on NBC despite being one of the most disturbingly violent television series ever at that point, particularly in Hannibal’s display of his victims.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Antonelli’s main title rival this season, George Russell, was down in fifth after another disturbingly familiar race for him, too.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of disturbingly
Adverb
  • After the high of winning the Premier League title in Slot’s first year in charge, standards slipped alarmingly last term.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • Rivers are running alarmingly low — with 78% below normal levels.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of alarmingly
Adverb
  • The green team’s struggles are already horribly familiar for Alonso this year, particularly as its first Honda engine has been largely off the pace of the leaders.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Past air shows have gone horribly wrong when military aviators have cut their margins too close.
    — Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Definition of horribly
Adverb
  • And the book bearing his name is no ancient tome but a slim, spare novel set in an unsettlingly familiar landscape.
    — Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The Marriage Bed by Tommy Hays After a heated argument with his wife Betsy, Asheville, North Carolina, poetry professor Asa Flowers spends his first night apart from her in decades, only to wake to a world quietly and unsettlingly changed.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 19 June 2026
Definition of unsettlingly
Adverb
  • Unfortunately, decisions aren’t terribly effective today and according to Gartner 72% of executives say that bad decisions are as prevalent as good ones.
    — Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Given that humans at OpenAI had decided to turn off some safeguards for the test, some have argued the outcome should not have been terribly surprising.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of terribly
Adverb
  • Part slasher parody, part meta commentary on the structure of horror movies, and fully riotous, Behind the Mask is a dreadfully under-appreciated contribution to the subgenre that would have made for a terrific franchise.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
  • Especially early in its career, Hum was dreadfully misclassified as just another soft-to-loud/Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana wannabe, and remained criminally under-appreciated for its heavy/stoner-friendly Midwestern shoegaze vibes long after its breakup.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 16 May 2026
Definition of dreadfully
Adverb
  • High-level players will basically always be in a drift—even during straightaways—to seize every opportunity to boost, just like people who were disgustingly good at Mario Kart DS back in the day.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The next morning, Park awakes hung over before disgustingly scoffing down a handful of salmon off a caterer's serving tray.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of disgustingly
Adverb
  • The movie’s strongest sequences provide the all-too-rare sensation of truly not being able to believe your eyes, as the film’s most fantastical elements feel distressingly real.
    — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
  • The event was halted after an hour due to fears about her safety, which distressingly encapsulates a tension that the trans Mayan artist has navigated for years.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
Definition of distressingly

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