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mutilation
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2 definitions • 4 examples
1
the
act
of
damaging
something
severely
,
especially
by
violently
removing
a part:
Examples:
He
admitted
to the
murder
and mutilation of 16
young
men.
She
views
cosmetic
surgery
as
unwarranted
mutilation of the
body
.
2
the
act
of
destroying
an idea or a
piece
of
art
or
entertainment
:
Examples:
Mutilation of
books
is a
nearly
universal
problem amongst
public
library
collections
.
The
changes
involved
terrible
mutilation of the opera's
score
.
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