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mutilation
noun(mu-ti-la-tion)an act or instance of destroying, removing, or severely damaging a limb or other body part of a person or animal
mutilation
noun(mu-ti-la-tion)an act or instance of damaging or altering something radically
mutilation
noun(mu-ti-la-tion)a procedure performed especially as a cultural rite that typically includes the total or partial excision of the female external genitalia and especially the clitoris and labia minora and that is now outlawed in many nations including the U.S. —abbreviation FGM—called also female circumcision
mutilation
noun(mu-ti-la-tion)the act of inflicting injury or disfigurement to one's own body; specifically : the act of purposely hurting oneself (as by cutting or burning the skin) as an emotional coping mechanism : self-harm