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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌmjuːtəˈleɪʃən/ · UK /ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃən/
mutilation means: Severe damage to a person’s or animal’s body, especially when a part is cut off or destroyed.
noun
Severe damage to a person’s or animal’s body, especially when a part is cut off or destroyed.
- The attack caused severe mutilation.
- The law bans the mutilation of animals.
- Survivors received treatment for wounds and mutilation.
The act or result of badly damaging something by cutting off, removing, or destroying parts.
- The statue suffered deliberate mutilation.
- Removing whole chapters amounted to mutilation of the book.
- The museum documented the mutilation of several ancient sculptures.
Questions about mutilation
What does mutilation mean?
Severe damage to a person’s or animal’s body, especially when a part is cut off or destroyed.
What is mutilation in other languages?
Türkçe: sakatlama · Español: mutilación · Français: mutilation · Deutsch: Verstümmelung · Italiano: mutilazione · 日本語: 身体の切断
How do you pronounce mutilation?
In American English /ˌmjuːtəˈleɪʃən/; in British English /ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃən/.
How do you use mutilation in a sentence?
The attack caused severe mutilation. The law bans the mutilation of animals.
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