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- DictionaryMu·ti·la·tion/ˌmyo͞odlˈāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the action of mutilating or being mutilated: "a culture which found any mutilation of the body abhorrent"
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.
To injure severely or disfigure, especially by cutting off tissue or body parts. See Synonyms at mangle 1. 2. To damage or mar (an object): mutilate a statue. [Latin mutilāre, mutilāt-, from mutilus, maimed .] mu′ti·la′tion n. mu′ti·la′tive adj. mu′ti·la′tor n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
The meaning of MUTILATE is to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect. How to use mutilate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Mutilate.
MUTILATE definition: 1. to damage something severely, especially by violently removing a part: 2. to destroy an idea or…. Learn more.
noun. /ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃn/. /ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃn/. [uncountable, countable] severe damage to somebody's body, especially when part of it is cut or torn off; the act of causing such damage. Thousands suffered death or mutilation in the bomb blast. see also female genital mutilation, self-mutilation.
Mutilate definition: to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts. See examples of MUTILATE used in a sentence.
/ˌmyut̮lˈeɪʃn/ noun [uncountable, countable] Thousands suffered death or mutilation in the bomb blast. See mutilate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: mutilate. Definition of mutilate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
