Mutilated
/ˈmjuː.tɪ.leɪ.tɪd/noun
Having been severely damaged, disfigured, or deprived of an essential part of the body or object.
Did you know?Latin mutilus could describe a person or animal missing a limb, but it was also used for things that were shortened, incomplete, or stripped of an essential part.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
mutilos
“Maimed, mutilated, or lacking a natural part”
Classical Latin
Latin
mutilus
“Maimed, crippled, mutilated, or curtailed”
Classical Latin
Latin
mutilare
“To maim, mutilate, or deprive of a part”
Middle French
Old French
mutiler
“To mutilate or disfigure”
15th Century
English
mutilate
“To deprive of a limb or essential part; to disfigure”
Modern English
English
mutilated
“Severely damaged, disfigured, or deprived of a part”
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