Mutilation
[,mjuːt(ɪ)'leɪʃn] or [,mjʊtl'eʃən]
Definition
(noun.) an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part.
Inputed by Armand--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of mutilating, or the state of being mutilated; deprivation of a limb or of an essential part.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Disfigurement.
Inputed by Jeanine
Examples
- The historian says: Ruffians, hired by Fulbert, fell upon Abelard by night, and inflicted upon him a terrible and nameless mutilation. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Brockton had a good deal of pride in its fine trees, and a strong sentiment was very soon aroused against the mutilation proposed so thoughtlessly. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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