Mutilate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

destroy or injure severely

alter so as to make unrecognizable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mjˈuːɾᵻlˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/mjˈuːtɪlˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mjˈuːtɪlˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /mjˈuːɾᵻlˌeɪt/.

Examples

The madman mutilates art work
The tourists murdered the French language
mutilated bodies

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mangle mar murder cut up

Parts of Speech

verb	destroy or injure severely “The madman mutilates art work”
verb	alter so as to make unrecognizable “The tourists murdered the French language”
verb	destroy or injure severely “mutilated bodies”

Word Forms

mutilation	noun	an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part
mutilator	noun	a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples
mangler	noun	a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verstümmeln

zerstören oder schwer verletzen

🇫🇷French

mutiler

détruire ou blesser gravement

🇪🇸Spanish

mutilar

destruir o dañar gravemente

🇮🇹Italian

mutilare

distruggere o ferire gravemente

🇳🇱Dutch

verminken

vernielen of ernstig verwonden

🇵🇹Portuguese

mutilar

destruir ou ferir gravemente

🇷🇺Russian

калечить

разрушить или серьезно повредить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पंगु बना

नष्ट करना या गंभीर रूप से घायल करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিকৃত করা

ধ্বংস বা গুরুতরভাবে আহত

🇮🇳Tamil

சிதைக்க

கடுமையாக அழிக்கவும் அல்லது காயப்படுத்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఛేదించు

నాశనం చేయండి లేదా తీవ్రంగా గాయపరచండి

🇮🇳Marathi

विकृत करणे

नष्ट करा किंवा गंभीरपणे जखमी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિકૃત કરવું

નાશ કરો અથવા ગંભીર રીતે ઇજા પહોંચાડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಗವಿಕಲಗೊಳಿಸು

ನಾಶಪಡಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ತೀವ್ರವಾಗಿ ಗಾಯಗೊಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അംഗഭംഗം വരുത്തുക

നശിപ്പിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഗുരുതരമായി പരിക്കേൽപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਗਾੜਨਾ

ਨਸ਼ਟ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਰੂਪ ਨਾਲ ਜ਼ਖਮੀ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مسخ کرنا

تباہ کرنا یا شدید زخمی کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

残害

严重破坏或伤害

🇯🇵Japanese

切断する

破壊するかひどく傷つける

🇰🇷Korean

자르다

파괴하거나 심하게 손상시키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cắt xén

phá hủy hoặc làm bị thương nặng

🇹🇭Thai

ทำลายล้าง

ทำลายหรือทำให้บาดเจ็บสาหัส

🇮🇩Indonesian

memuntungkan

menghancurkan atau melukai parah

🇵🇭Filipino

pumutol

masira o makapinsala nang husto

🇲🇾Malay

mencacatkan

memusnahkan atau mencederakan dengan teruk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تشويه

تدمير أو إصابة خطيرة

🇮🇷Persian

مثله کردن

را از بین ببرد یا به شدت آسیب برساند

🇹🇷Turkish

sakatlamak

ciddi şekilde yok etmek veya yaralamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְעַקֵר

להרוס או לפצוע קשות

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The primary meaning of 'mutilate' is 'destroy or injure severely'.

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Using 'mutilate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'mutilate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'mutilate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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