mutilateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈmjuː.tɪ.leɪt/us/ˈmjuː.t̬əl.eɪt/to damage something severely, especially by violently removing a part:
Her body had been mutilated beyond recognition.
Self-hatred apparently drove her to mutilate her own face.
to destroy an idea or a piece of art or entertainment:
They have mutilated a beautiful film by making these changes.
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Injuring and injuries
- at-risk
- be in the wars idiom
- bite
- boo-boo
- cripple
- disable
- gash
- harm
- injure
- injury
- lesion
- muscle
- rick
- sprain
- trample
- twist
- victim
- whiplash
- wound 1
- wrench
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Destroying and demolishing
mutilation
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌmjuː.tɪˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌmjuː.t̬əlˈeɪ.ʃən/
He admitted to the murder and mutilation of 16 young men.