mutilation
noun/ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃn/
/ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- severe damage to somebody's body, especially when part of it is cut or torn off; the act of causing such damage
- Thousands suffered death or mutilation in the bomb blast.
- severe damage to something; the act of causing severe damage to something
- a deliberate mutilation of the truth
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