MUTILATION Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

mutilation

noun

Definition of mutilation

as in mayhem

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Recent Examples of mutilation Based on more than 430 testimonies, thousands of visual records, and years of investigation, the report details rape, torture, mutilation, forced nudity, and sexualized brutality carried out deliberately and systematically. — Rabbi Josh Weinberg, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026 Idaho law enforcement agencies are investigating the killing and mutilation of livestock across Southern Idaho in recent weeks, according to a news release that Idaho State Police shared Friday. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026 Bolton, 67, was charged with one felony count of mutilation of election material and one misdemeanor count of disregarding election code, according to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026 Bolton, 67, was charged with felony mutilation of election material and disregarding the election code, a misdemeanor, on May 19, and appeared today in Lake County Court in Waukegan. — Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mutilation

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Noun

Where, literally, would Angelenos be without the flying eyes that guide us to our destinations through our traffic mangles and bring us close to mayhem, riot and fire?

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Cummings is seen on video firing several shots after the mayhem began, according to the feds, though he’s not accused of striking anyone with his bullets.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of mayhem

Noun

After the shooting, the internet lit up with macabre stories of death, disfigurement, and disability wrought by claim denials—DJs in clubs even spun dance music with Luigi’s face flashing behind them.

— Elizabeth Nicholas, Vanity Fair, 9 Sep. 2026
To my eye, Rouy’s strategy of disfigurement also owes a debt to Francis Bacon, except a portrait by that artist offers up a person as a specimen to the viewer, like a dead butterfly pinned to a collector board.

— David Lê, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of disfigurement

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The correspondence helped convince Anders, who fled the Nazis for American exile in 1936, that different kinds of evil cause different kinds of harm.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Current and former employees said Allen is largely an absentee leader who is combative and who put his workers in harm’s way by not acting sooner to address building concerns prior to a roof collapse last year.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of harm

Noun

Lasko suffered the spinal cord injury in a collision with a teammate June 30 that left him paralyzed from the chest down, with both arms affected, too.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
But lower-body injuries the last couple of years — a left groin strain last season and a left hamstring strain earlier this season — forced him away from it.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of injury

Noun

Armstrong underwent excision surgery, a procedure to remove endometriosis lesions and scar tissue.

— Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Throughout the operation, the robot autonomously scanned the cardiac tissue, mapped out the precise location of the lesion, and navigated the complex pathway to deploy the cardiac occluder with sub-millimeter precision.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of lesion

Noun

As for the symptom-free, a study led by Mass General Brigham researchers found older adults with very high p-tau217 levels had a 38% risk of developing cognitive impairment within five years, and a higher risk over 10 years.

— Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Accessibility for those with mobility impairments An 11th-century castle, however thoughtfully repurposed, remains a challenging environment for those with mobility impairments.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

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