mutilated

Meanings

• Adjective

  1. Damaged or disfigured, especially severely.

  - "The victim was left mutilated after the accident."
  - "The mutilated body was found in the forest."

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Synonyms

maim , mangle

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with mutilated
utility , paucity , immutability

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Variants

List of all variants of mutilated that leads to same result
mutilate , mutilated , mutilates , mutilating , mutilator , mutilators , self-mutilate , self-mutilated , self-mutilates , self-mutilating , self-mutilation

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Forms

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mutilates, mutilatedly, mutilator

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'mutilare', meaning 'to maim' or 'to mutilate'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'mutilated' first appeared in English in the 15th century.

2. In ancient Rome, soldiers who disobeyed orders were sometimes mutilated as a form of punishment.

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Related Concepts

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1. Disfigurement: The act or result of altering the natural appearance of a part or all of a living organism's body.

2. Maim: To injure severely, especially by cutting off a limb or limbs.

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Culture

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In literature, 'mutilated' has been used to describe characters who have undergone physical or emotional damage, such as in Stephen King's 'The Body' or Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket'. In art, 'mutilated' bodies have been depicted in various forms throughout history, from ancient Egyptian art to modern sculpture.

How to Memorize "mutilated"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a body or object that has been damaged or disfigured in some way. Visualize the extent of the damage and how it might affect the individual or object.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'mutilated' with the idea of damage or disfigurement. Think of words that have similar meanings, such as 'disfigured', 'maimed', or 'scarred'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the Latin root 'mutilare' and associating it with the meaning 'to maim' or 'to mutilate'.

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