mangled
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5.3
- 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
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- 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
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1.1
Harmed so it works or looks worse
132
1.0
Having edges that are ripped and uneven
57
3.7
An object that is damaged and has many marks from rough use
45
4.8
Feeling very upset because hopes or feelings are destroyed
40
4.0
Badly damaged after an accident or disaster
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5.9
Badly damaged by violence or natural disaster
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7.4
Having a part badly damaged or removed, like an arm
22
4.7
Damaged and worn from being hit or used a lot
20
4.4
Having a damaged appearance that makes a face or thing look ruined
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4.7
Not the normal shape and often looking ugly
9
6.4
So badly torn and ruined that it cannot be used, like clothes or plans
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5.5
Having a mark or fault that makes it look worse
5
6.0
Having rough, jagged cuts or tears often caused by an injury
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4.5
In a very poor state after long use or damage
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3.5
Made into many small pieces so it cannot be fixed
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4.8
Become damaged or broken into pieces after a hard hit
Having a jagged, torn edge that looks cut
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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.