verb🔗ShareTo physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb."The factory worker's hand was severely mutilated when it got caught in the machine. "bodyactioninhumansufferingwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo destroy beyond recognition."The dog chewed on the doll so badly that it was completely mutilated; its face was ripped off and its stuffing was everywhere. "bodyactionwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo render imperfect or defective."The floodwaters mutilated the beautiful old bridge, leaving it weakened and unsafe to cross. "bodymedicineactionsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHaving undergone mutilation"The museum displayed a mutilated statue, its nose and arms broken off long ago. "bodymedicineinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading