mu·ti·late 1. 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.

mu· ti· late ˈmyü-tə-ˌlāt mutilated; mutilating transitive verb 1 : to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect the child mutilated the book with his scissors a painting mutilated by vandals 2 : to cut off or permanently destroy a limb or essential part of : cripple His arm was mutilated in the accident. mutilator ˈmyü-tə-ˌlā-tər noun

uk / ˈmjuː.tɪ.leɪt / us / ˈmjuː.t̬ ə l.eɪt / to damage something severely, especially by violently removing a part: Her body had been mutilated beyond recognition. Self-hatred apparently …

past tense of mutilate. as in crippled. to cause severe or permanent injury to was lucky not to be mutilated in the car crash.

mutilated. If you describe something as mutilated, it has been disfigured or maimed. After a disaster, it can sometimes be hard to identify the mutilated bodies. The adjective mutilated is a gory word that's good for describing maimed or injured bodies. When something's mutilated, it's often harmed in such a way that it's no longer recognizable.

verb (used with object), mu·ti·lat·ed, mu·ti·lat·ing. to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting. to deprive (a person or animal) of a limb or other essential part.

plural mutilations. 1. : 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.

Some common synonyms of mutilate are batter, cripple, maim, and mangle. While all these words mean "to injure so severely as to cause lasting damage," mutilate implies the cutting off …

1 : to cause severe damage to (the body of a person or animal) traps that mutilate animals — usually used as (be) mutilated Her arm was mutilated in a car accident. the mutilated body of a murder victim 2 : to ruin the beauty of (something) : to severely damage or spoil (something) a painting mutilated by vandals mutilated books — mutilation

Mutilation or maiming (from the Latin: mutilus) refers to severe damage to the body that has a ruinous effect on an individual's quality of life. [1] It can also refer to alterations that render something inferior, ugly, dysfunctional, or imperfect. [2] [3] In modern times, the term has an overwhelmingly negative connotation. [1] [4] Contents