Mutilation

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 ein inakzeptabler Vandalismus , 🇪🇸 un acto de vandalismo inaceptable , 🇮🇹 un atto di vandalismo inaccettabile , 🇵🇹 um ato de vandalismo inaceitável , 🇨🇳 伤害或毁容他人的行为 , 🇯🇵 誰かを身体的に傷つけたり、醜くさせる行為 , 🇰🇷 누군가를 신체적으로 상하거나 추하게 하는 행동 , 🇸🇦 فعل غير مقبول من التخريب , 🇮🇳 एक अस्वीकार्य तोड़फोड़ का कार्य

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Etymology

The French noun **mutilation** comes from the Latin *mutilatio* “act of cutting off or maiming,” itself derived from *mutilare* “to cut off limbs,” from *mutilus* “maimed, mutilated.” It entered French in the early 17th century, borrowing the Latin form directly. The word’s sense has remained broadly the same, from the literal act of bodily injury to the figurative idea of a severe, unacceptable act of vandalism.

Synonyms

amputation castration défiguration dégradation détérioration dévastation destruction

Antonyms

intégrité intégralité restauration réhabilitation reconstruction