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mutilation

noun

the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something

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Word length
10
Starts with
M
Ends with
N
Contains
UT
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something

    “the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion”

noun

  1. an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part

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the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion
he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape

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