mutilation | Amarkosh

Meaning of word mutilation from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : An injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part.

Meaning : The act of damaging the appearance or surface of something.

Example : The defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion.
He objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape.

Synonyms : defacement, disfiguration, disfigurement

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.