mutilation

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The act of mutilating, or the state of being mutilated
{i} amputation of a body part; defacement, deformity
{n} the deprivation of a limb or part
The act of mutilating, or the state of being mutilated; deprivation of a limb or of an essential part
an injury that deprives you of a limb or other important body part
mutilate
To destroy beyond recognition
mutilate
To render imperfect
mutilate
To physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb
mutilate
to disfigure
mutilate
{v} to maim, cut off, lessen, diminish
mutilate
{a} not producing a corol
self-mutilation
Deliberate injury to one's own body
body modification and mutilation
Intentional modification of the human body for religious, aesthetic, or social reasons. It is frequently performed for magical or pseudo-medical purposes, but cosmetic motives are equally common. The variability of the results in different cultures reflects varying ideals of beauty or morality. Modifications include head flattening, insertion of a lip plug, tattoos, scarification, and piercing of the ear and other parts of the body. Mutilations include male and female circumcision, foot binding, and amputation
female genital mutilation
Female circumcision
genital mutilation
The cutting or excision of all or some of the genital organs, especially ritualistic clitoridectomy
mutilate
To destroy or remove a material part of, so as to render imperfect; as, to mutilate the orations of Cicero
mutilate
If something is mutilated, it is deliberately damaged or spoiled. Brecht's verdict was that his screenplay had been mutilated
mutilate
To harm as to impair use
mutilate
Deprived of, or having lost, an important part; mutilated
mutilate
If a person or animal is mutilated, their body is severely damaged, usually by someone who physically attacks them. More than 30 horses have been mutilated in the last nine months He tortured and mutilated six young men The mutilated bodies of seven men have been found beside a railway line. + mutilation mutilations mu·ti·la·tion Amnesty International chronicles cases of torture and mutilation
mutilate
destroy or injure severely; "mutilated bodies"
mutilate
To cut off or remove a limb or essential part of; to maim; to cripple; to hack; as, to mutilate the body, a statue, etc
mutilate
destroy or injure severely; "The madman mutilates art work
mutilate
Having finlike appendages or flukes instead of legs, as a cetacean
mutilate
alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language"
mutilate
destroy or injure severely; "The madman mutilates art work"
mutilate
A cetacean, or a sirenian
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{f} amputate a limb; cause a deformity, deface; pervert, distort; destroy
mutilate
destroy or injure severely; "mutilated bodies" destroy or injure severely; "The madman mutilates art work
mutilations
plural of mutilation
mutilation

    Hyphenation

    mu·ti·la·tion

    Turkish pronunciation

    myutıleyşın

    Pronunciation

    /ˌmyo͞otəˈlāsʜən/ /ˌmjuːtəˈleɪʃən/

    Etymology

    () Latin mutilatio, compare French mutilation
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