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mutilated

mutilated

7.4
Having a part badly damaged or removed, like an arm
  • adjective
  • /ˈmjuːtɪleɪtɪd/
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translation icon : mutilado
  • His leg was mutilated in the accident, leaving him unable to walk properly.

I had to guard a horribly mutilated body and I got assaulted.

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Examples

  • There they have left their own dead, mutilated and unburied.

  • She has a shelter for people who are mutilated by the trains in Chiapas.

  • They were just mutilated, like sometimes happens.

  • They've been completely just mutilated by by squirrels, mice, birds and probably some raccoons as well.

  • Apparently it was badly mutilated, and it had a weird almost like a spine on the front, like we have a sternum that you could see, like a bumpy thing.

  • The soldier returned home with a mutilated arm after the battle.

  • The dog was found mutilated in the abandoned building, a victim of cruelty.

Synonyms

mangled
vsmutilated
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6 5.3

Having parts that are badly torn or crushed with jagged edges

means severe damage that may remove or render parts useless
disfigured
vsmutilated
1 4.4

Having a damaged appearance that makes a face or thing look ruined

involves actual severe damage or loss, not only appearance change
damaged
vsmutilated
1 1.1

Harmed so it works or looks worse

is extreme physical injury that destroys or removes body parts rather than general harm
maimed
vsmutilated
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6.8

Unable to use a body part because it is badly injured and does not work anymore

involves removal or severe destruction making a body part useless
to gutted
vsmutilated
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6.3

To remove the inside parts of something, for example a fish or building

refers to external severe damage or loss of body parts instead of internal removal
marred
vsmutilated
5.5

Having a mark or fault that makes it look worse

is physical destruction or removal causing loss of function rather than only spoiling looks

Antonyms

1.0

Complete and not broken or divided

304 3.7

Whole and not damaged or missing any parts

How Damaged

mutilated
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7.4
maimed
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6.8
wounded
6 2.8
injured
30 1.0
hurt
76 1.0
unharmed
44 2.1

Surface Forms

mutilated positive

Morphology

mutilated = mutilate (transparent) = mutilate + ed

The adjective is a regular past-participle/adjectival form derived from the verb 'mutilate', so its meaning is directly predictable from the verb.

Etymology

The word mutilated comes from the Latin verb mutilare, which meant 'to cut off' or 'to maim'. So, if something is mutilated it has had a part badly damaged or removed, like a limb or the arms of a statue.