mangled
- adjective
- /ˈmæŋɡəld/
- NSFW
- After the accident, his leg was so mangled that doctors weren't sure they could save it.
- mangled body
- mangled corpse
- mangled car
And then she looks up at the wall and sees Claire's mangled corpse nailed to the wall.
- And then she looks up at the wall and sees Claire's mangled corpse nailed to the wall.
- And for the first week and a half to two weeks, my feet were really mangled.
Examples
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Murray holds a mangled map of Washington in his hand.
Fiction book (1993) -
About this time in their journey through the house, Storm has stopped before Holland's mangled and lifeless body.
Fiction book (1990) -
It's too mangled to tell.
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The coroner said it was too mangled.
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The leg was pretty badly mangled, but Donna said the vet managed to save it.
Fiction book (2001) -
I see their mangled bodies, their faces drained of blood.
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The whole Bay was covered with dead bodies, mangled, wounded and scorched.
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But, inexplicably, he began to feel sorry for the mangled creature.
Fiction book (1993) -
His mangled face stares up at them, eyes and mouth frozen open in a death grimace.
Fiction book (1990) -
Redfoot's Harley rests on the roof of the Caddy in a mangled heap.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
Having edges that are ripped and uneven
Damaged and worn from being hit or used a lot
Not the normal shape and often looking ugly
So badly torn and ruined that it cannot be used, like clothes or plans
Become damaged or broken into pieces after a hard hit
Having a damaged appearance that makes a face or thing look ruined
In a very poor state after long use or damage
Harmed so it works or looks worse
Feeling very upset because hopes or feelings are destroyed
Having rough, jagged cuts or tears often caused by an injury
Having a jagged, torn edge that looks cut
Having a part badly damaged or removed, like an arm
Badly damaged by violence or natural disaster
Badly damaged after an accident or disaster
Made into many small pieces so it cannot be fixed
An object that is damaged and has many marks from rough use
Having a mark or fault that makes it look worse
Antonyms
How Damaged
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mangled comes from the verb mangle 'to crush' or 'to tear', and you can think of the heavy clothes machine called a 'mangle' that squeezes and can damage fabric. So mangled describes something badly torn, crushed, or cut after an accident.