mutilation
The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilatedThe act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.
» Among the atrocities committed during the war were murder, rape and mutilation.
Среди совершённых во время войны зверств были убийства, изнасилования и нанесение увечий. — odexed
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.
Verstümmelung
уве́чьеuvéčʹje
- an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part
- the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
Examples
2 sentencesAmong the atrocities committed during the war were murder, rape and mutilation.
ruСреди совершённых во время войны зверств были убийства, изнасилования и нанесение увечий. — odexed
The United Nations Children’s Fund seeks an end to female genital mutilation by two thousand ten.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Latin mutilatio; compare French mutilation.Latin mutilatio; compare French mutilation.
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Forms
plural: mutilations| Singular | mutilation |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something:defacementdisfigurementdisfiguration
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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