/ ˈmjuːtɪleɪt; NAmE / verb [ vn ]
1.
to damage sb's body very severely, especially by cutting or tearing off part of it :
The body had been badly mutilated.
2.
to damage sth very badly
SYN vandalize :
Intruders slashed and mutilated several paintings.
► mu·ti·la·tion / ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U , C ]:
Thousands suffered death or mutilation in the bomb blast.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: from Latin mutilat- maimed, mutilated, lopped off, from the verb mutilare , from mutilus maimed.