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- Dictionarymutilation/ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of mutilating or being mutilated: "a culture which found any mutilation of the body abhorrent"
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MUTILATION definition: 1. the act of damaging something severely, especially by violently removing a part: 2. the act of…. Learn more.
: an act or instance of destroying, removing, or severely damaging a limb or other body part of a person or animal. the mutilation of a body. They were men who had been sexually damaged by disease, accident, or deliberate mutilation. James J. O'Donnell.
Mutilation or maiming (from the Latin: mutilus) is severe damage to the body that has a subsequent utterly ruinous effect on an individual's quality of life. [1] In the modern era, the term has an overwhelmingly negative connotation, [1] [2] referring to alterations that render something inferior, dysfunctional, imperfect, or ugly. [3] [4]
Mutilation is the process of injuring or ruining something (or someone), like your little brother's mutilation of the science project you stayed up all night finishing. You can also use the word for the result of this extreme kind of injury.
severe damage to something; the act of causing severe damage to something. Definition of mutilation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define mutilation. mutilation synonyms, mutilation pronunciation, mutilation translation, English dictionary definition of mutilation. tr.v. mu·ti·lat·ed , mu·ti·lat·ing , mu·ti·lates 1. To injure severely or disfigure, especially by cutting off tissue or body parts. See Synonyms at...
MUTILATE definition: 1. to damage something severely, especially by violently removing a part: 2. to destroy an idea or…. Learn more.
mutilate implies the cutting off or removal of an essential part of a person or thing thereby impairing its completeness, beauty, or function. a tree mutilated by inept pruning. mangle implies a tearing or crushing that leaves deep wounds. a soldier's leg mangled by shrapnel.
Mutilate definition: to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts. See examples of MUTILATE used in a sentence.
Noun. Singular: mutilation. Plural: mutilations. Origin of Mutilation. Latin mutilatio, compare French mutilation. From Wiktionary. Mutilation Sentence Examples. It has, however, suffered mutilation in a few places. The deaths of the two Englishmen were terribly avenged by the slaughter or mutilation of nearly 2000 rebels.
